New Delhi: There was a certain silence that dropped when the Jyothi Archer Surekha Vennam stepped into the shooting line. The legs planted in a quiet balance, the shoulder dominates as he withdraws back with mechanical accuracy. The compound bowed rose almost without heavy in his hand, a solid scope, his view narrowed him like a lens that focused on certainty.This release is invisible – no drama, no backward. Only the sound of clean and flat arrows sliced through the air, ending in the middle of the target. These Jyothi In the elements -it is made up, no rush, nonstop consistent. For more than a decade, he has been the face of the Indian compound archer – a disciplinary and control in sports that reward nerves and nuances.Jyothi style is defined by accuracy under pressure. His coaches often call him “undeniable”, a rare athlete who seems to delay his time in the clutch moment. “We do a lot of meditation and visualization,” Jyothi told Toi in an exclusive interview during the Prime Minister’s 2025 League. “It helps me stay in my zone, no matter how competition will happen.”The mental framework has helped him build one of the most successful careers in Indian archery history. All over the World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games and World Cup, Jyothi has been a synonym for consistency – medals across the format, re -written records and quiet leadership that has been dating the Indian compound for years.At the 2021 World Archery Championship in Yankton, USA, the history of Jyothi’s script by becoming the first Indian to win three silver medals in a single edition – in individual, team and mixed events. That performance increases it into the world’s calculations.Two years later, in 2023 Asian sports In Hangzhou, he became silver into gold. Shooting with unpredictable rhythm, Jyothi claimed the female compound gold and added a team and a mixture of gold – one of the Indian landmark moments in archery. “It’s an emotion,” the 29 -year -old said. “I want to prove to the world that India can dominate the world.”By 2024 and 2025, the shape of Jyothi reached another peak. He dominates the World Cup level, won a variety of gold and ends the season as one of the top compound archers around the world.And then came Madrid 2025, the date of carving his name into a world record area. Paired with the growing Rishabh Yadav on the compound mixed team, Jyothi helped India post a new world record score of 1431 in qualification, past the previous sign 1429.“I’ve been shooting well for the past few seasons, but somewhere I feel I can give more – there is more in the tank,” he said. “I feel very good about my rhythm. We both shot very well, the best of our career.”Currently, Jyothi occupies a special role in Indian archery – both mentors and mainstay. He helped young archers through world events while maintaining his own standards. “It’s not just to win a medal for yourself,” he said. “When we play well, it opens the door for future generations. I’m always ready to share my knowledge with young children who can benefit the Indian team as a whole.”Technically, the jyothi process is about maintaining the approach formed by a thousand repetitions. “For me, this is about trusting the process. You can’t control where the land arrows are, you can only control how you shoot it,” he said.
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It is a line that is easy to deceive, but it captures the point. Even during rare swimming, Jyothi refuses to think negatively. “I began to focus more on positive than what happened,” he said. “Every arrow is an opportunity to do better than the last.”The compound archer will make his debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, with the compound mixing event as a single medal event for discipline.“Winning the Olympic medal remains my main dream. I am pleased to win the medal in all possible international competitions, but the Olympics are the biggest thing in the sports world,” he said.
