Jyothi Yarraji

Jyothi Yarraji
Personal information
Full nameJyothi Yarraji
Nationality India
Born (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25)
Visakhapatnam,[1] Andhra Pradesh, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportRunning
Event100 m hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m hurdles
Asian Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bangkok 100 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bangkok 200 metres
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tehran 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 60 m hurdles
Summer World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu 100 m hurdles

Jyothi Yarraji (born 28 August 1999)[2] is an Indian track and field athlete from Andhra Pradesh. She specializes in 100 metre hurdles and holds the Indian national record. She broke the long-standing record by Anuradha Biswal on 10 May 2022 clocking 13.23s .[1][3][4] She has broken the record multiple times ever since.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "Jyothi YARRAJI". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Jyothi Yarraji smashes own-held national record in 100m hurdles after 11 days". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet". Press Trust of India. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Meet Jyothi Yarraji – India's multiple record-breaking 100m hurdler". ESPN.IN. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Racing across Europe, breaking records: How hurdler Jyothi Yarraji rewrote NR thrice in 16 days". ESPN.IN. 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Record Breakers of 2022 (Athletics): the complete list". ESPN.IN. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.