Jyothi Surekha Vennam was nominated for the ‘Popular Choice — Sportstar of the Year (Female)‘ award for the upcoming Sportstar ACES Awards 2024.
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India’s golden girl in compound archery, Jyothi, bagged six medals (across stages) in the Archery World Cup, including four gold and two bronze medals. Her form remained unabated at the World Championships, where she won gold with the women’s team and bronze in the individual event.
At the Asian Games, she completed a treble of gold medals in women’s individual, mixed team, and women’s team, helping India to its best-ever showing in compound archery at the Asiad.
IN 2023
- Won three gold medals at the Asian Games in women’s individual, mixed team and women’s team
- Won the World Championship gold in women’s team
- Clinched bronze medal in the individual event at Worlds
- In World Cups, she won two medals in Paris (women’s team gold, individual bronze), two gold in Antalya (individual, mixed team), a gold in mixed team at Shanghai and a bronze in women’s team at Medellin
About ACES Awards 2024
There are 21 categories of awards this year – five Popular Choice and 16 Jury awards.
The five Popular Choice awards are ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘, ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female)‘, ‘National Team of the Year’, ‘Club/State Team of the Year’, and ‘Moment of the Year’.
The Jury Awards are Sportsman of the Year (Individual Sports, Track and Field, Team Sports, Parasports), Sportswoman of the Year (Individual Sports, Team Sports, Track and Field, Parasports), Coach of the Year, Best State for Promotion of Sports, Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports, Best PSU for Promotion of Sports, Best College/University for Promotion of Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award, Young Achiever of the Year (Boy), Young Achiever of the Year (Girl).
There will also be a separate Chairperson’s Award for Sports for Social Good, which will honour individuals or organisations that have used the power of sports to make our world a better place.
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