Jerlin Anika Jayaratchagan is an Indian deaf badminton player. In May 2022, she came into the spotlight when she won gold medals in team, mixed doubles and women’s singles at the Deaflympics held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
Wiki/Biography
Jerlin Anika was born on Monday, October 18, 2004 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu (18 years old as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She completed her primary education from Avvai Corporation GHSS, Madurai and her higher education from St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Tamil Nadu.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was J. Jeya Ratchagen, a small businessman. Jerlin Anika’s mother, Leema, is a housewife. She has a brother.
Jerlin Anika with her parents and brother
husband
She is not married yet.
Profession
Jerlin Anika is the winner of the 2017 badminton championship held in Hyderabad. The win opened the way for her to compete in the Deaflympics that same summer. When Jerlin Anika was 13 years old, she competed in the women’s singles and women’s doubles competitions during the Summer Deaflympics in Turkey. She is believed to be the youngest competitor to finish fifth and became the first athlete to participate in these badminton championships along with Prithvi Sekhar of Tamil Nadu. Jerlin Anika won two silver medals and a bronze medal at the 2018 East Asia Pacific Deaf Badminton Championships in Malaysia. She won the adult women’s doubles bronze medal in the 5th Asia-Pacific Deaf Badminton Championships. In the same tournament, Jerlin Anika won silver medals in singles and doubles in the U-21 girls category. At the age of 15, she won the gold medal in the women’s singles final of the 2019 World Youth Badminton Championships. In this match, her opponent Finja Rosendahl from Germany lost to Jerlin Anika, after winning this event, Jerlin Anika became the Young Deaf World champion. The second World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships was held in the same year, and Jelin Anika won silver medals in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles events. In September 2021, Jelin Anica participated as one of the contestants in the 24th Summer Deaf Olympics held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, and in May 2022, he won the team competition, mixed doubles competition and Three gold medals were won in the women’s singles.
In May 2022, Indian deaf-mute athletes competed at the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Facts/Trivia
- Her full name is Jaylin Anika Jayarachagan.
- While in school, she participated in the 2016 Indian Federation School Games and won a silver medal in the U-13 category.
- Jerlin Anika was diagnosed with hearing loss when she was 2 years old. She started playing badminton when she was 8 years old. Her father helped her play badminton so she could distract herself from her disability while focusing on the game.
- Jailin Anika’s coach T. Saravanan said in an interview with the media that Jailin Anika is a very dedicated badminton player with good hand-eye coordination. T. Saravanan explains,
Jaylin has great hand-eye coordination and is extremely focused. Talent coupled with hard work helped her achieve such great things. All credit goes to her and her determination to win. I’m just a guide. “
Jerlin Anika and her coach
In the same conversation, he added that on the ground, hand gestures and lip-reading were the only ways to communicate with Jerlin Anika. He also recalled that in the beginning, Jaylin Anika would sometimes feel anxious because of the crowds at the venue, which led to her losing some matches. He further revealed that Jielin practices badminton for 8 to 10 hours every day.
- According to her father, J. Jeya Ratchagen, it was initially very difficult for Jerlin Anika to compete at the national level because badminton equipment and travel expenses were very expensive. In an interview with the media, he said that his family and relatives helped him a lot financially to manage these expenses. J. Jeya Ratchagen said,
It costs at least Rs 50,000 to participate in a national-level competition. Thanks to some friends and family we were able to cope. Starting in 2019, we received financial support from state governments and private companies to cover travel expenses and more. “
In the same conversation, J. Jeya Ratchagen added that besides badminton, Jerlin Anika is also very fond of fashion and clothing. He said,
Apart from badminton, Jaylin’s only interest is fashion and clothing. “
- According to her coach T. Saravanan, Jerlin Anika’s reaction time to the badminton ball limited her performance when she played on the badminton court. He said in an interview with media reporters that the average player can judge the speed of the bat by the sound of the ball hitting the racket. However, Jerlin Anika uses this shortcoming to her advantage and is not distracted by other noise.
- In the year 2021, Jerlin Anika has been awarded the scholarship of Rs. HCL is offering Rs 3.25 lakh. Addressing a press conference at an event in Noida, HCL Foundation Director Nidhi Pundhir said the scholarship was awarded to Jerlin Anika to enable her father and coach to accompany her to the Deaflympics, where the The company was boosting her motivation.
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