Sarita Adhana
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| Born | 1 January 1987 |
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Representing  India
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2022 Hangzhou | Doubles Compound |
Sarita Adhana (born 1 January 1987)[1] is an Indian paralympic archer. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris in the women's Individual compound event of Archery competitions.[2] She lost in the quarterfinals at Paris Paralympics.
Career
[edit]She represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Gangzhou, China.[3][4][5] She won a bronze medal in the Women's compound archery open section of the Para Asian Archery Championship winning the all-Indian play-off for bronze defeating compatriot Jyoti Baliyan 139–135.[6] She also won a silver medal in the team event along with Sheetal Devi, to whom she lost the semifinal in the individual event.[7][8]
She trained for the 2023 Asian Games at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine's sports complex at Katra.[9]
In November 2023, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.[10] Later, she qualified for the Paralympics at the same tournament.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile: Sarita". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2024-08-14). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi Claims Bronze, Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar Raech Finals". News18. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "PCI confident of record medal haul from India's para athletes at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 2024-06-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "फरीदाबाद की सरिता ने तीरंदाजी में जीता सिल्वर मेडलः हांगझू में हुए पैरा एशियाई खेल में लिया था हिस्सा" [Sarita of Faridabad won silver medal in archery: Had participated in Para Asian Games held in Hangzhou]. Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-11-20). "Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Sudharsan, M. "Asian Para Games 2023: Sheetal Devi, Sarita combine to win compound women's doubles silver". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Jain, Deepanshu (2023-11-20). "Asian Para Archery Championships: Sarita wins bronze in women's compound event". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Two gold medals for J&K archers at Asian Para Games". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (2023-11-23). "Singapore's Nur Syahidah Alim claims gold at the Asian Para Archery Championships". The New Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Saanvi (2023-11-20). "India Shines at Asian Para Archery Championships: Sarita Strikes Bronze in Historic Win". Cynergy Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "सरिता अधाना ने तीरंदाजी में रजत जीतकर देश का मान बढ़ाया" [Sarita Adhana brought glory to the country by winning silver in archery]. Hindustan. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Jain, Deepanshu (2023-11-20). "Asian Para Archery Championships: Sarita wins bronze in women's compound event". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-08-13.