Aditi Swami
Personal information
Full nameAditi Gopichand Swami
Born (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006
Satara, Maharashtra, India
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country India
SportArchery
TeamIndian Archery Women's Team
Now coachingNo
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking7th
Personal best711
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouWomen's team compound
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouWomen's individual compound

Aditi Gopichand Swami is an Indian archer from Maharashtra.[1] She became India's first ever individual world champion at the senior level[2] when she won the Gold in the Compound Women's final at the 2023 World Archery Championships.[3]

Early life

Aditi Swami's father Gopichand, a maths teacher, moved to Satara from a village nearby to support her daughter's training.[4] When she was 12, he took her to the city's Shahu Stadium to introduce her into sports. She saw children playing football and training in athletics but she chose Archery which was being practiced by a small group at one corner. Later, she trained under coach Pravin Sawant in a sugar cane field.[4]

Career

Aditi Swami became the youngest World Champion in archery at the age of 17 winning the Compound women's final in 2023 in the World Cup era (post-2006)[5] She was a also part of the winning team of India's first ever World Archery Championships in the Women's team Compound event, along with Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur.[6][7]

She won two gold medals at the 2023 World Archery Youth Championships. In 2023, she was also part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the Asian Games 2022.

Awards

She received Arjuna Award from the President of India on 9 January 2024.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Only 17 years old, but Aditi Swami's humble home overflows with medals". The Times of India. 2023-09-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ↑ Sportstar, Team (2023-08-05). "World Archery Championships 2023: Aditi, Ojas win gold; Jyothi takes bronze in compound individual event". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Archery: Aditi Swami becomes India's first senior world champ". ESPN. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. 1 2 "Aditi Swami, youngest World champ at 17, trained at archery academy on sugarcane field in Satara". The Indian Express. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ↑ "Aditi Gopichand Swami becomes youngest modern world champion | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  6. ↑ "Archery: India compound team wins historic Worlds gold". ESPN. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. ↑ "Archery: Aditi Swami becomes India's first senior world champ". ESPN. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. ↑ "Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023". India Today. Retrieved 2024-01-09.


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