Jyothi Yarraji is an Indian athlete who has won multiple medals in various national and international championships. She is the national record holder for the fastest time to complete the 100m hurdles and the first Indian woman to complete the event in under 13 seconds. She is also the national record holder for the fastest 100m run at the Indian National Games.
Wiki/Biography
Jyothi Yarraji was born on Saturday, August 28, 1999 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (age 24; until 2023). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She completed her studies at Harbor High School in Saragramapuram, Visakhapatnam. Her physical education teacher thought she was good at track and field, especially hurdling because she was tall and thin, and he convinced Jyoti to take part in the 100-meter hurdles. When she entered the 10th grade, she began to train seriously and won many medals in school competitions. She is doing a BA in History at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 50 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Her father’s name was Suryanarayana and her mother’s name was Kumari. Her father works as a security guard in the Diamond Park area of Visakhapatnam and her mother works as a domestic help and cleaner in a hospital in Visakhapatnam. Her brother’s name is Suresh Yaraj.
Jyoti Yaraj (left) with her mother Kumari
Suresh Yarraji, brother of Jyothi Yarraji
husband and children
She is unmarried.
Profession
In 2015, Jyoti won the gold medal in the Andhra Pradesh inter-district competition. In November 2015, she competed in the 100 meters hurdles at the Indian Under-18 Championships in Ranchi, Jharkhand; however, she failed to advance to the second round. In 2016, she moved to SAI Center in Hyderabad to train under coach N Ramesh, Olympian and Dronacharya awardee. In June 2016, she participated in the 100m hurdles at the Inter-State Championships in Hyderabad, Telangana; however, she finished sixth in the first round. In November 2016, she finished fourth in the 100m hurdles final of the Indian Under-18 Championships in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In November 2017, she finished sixth in the 100m hurdles final of the Indian Under-20 Championships in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. In April 2018, she finished fourth in the 100m hurdles final at the Indian U20 Championships in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In November 2018, she won a bronze medal in the 100m hurdles at the India U20 Championships in Ranchi, Jharkhand. In 2018, she started training at the Center of Excellence in Guntur, which was closed after the change of government in the state in 2019. In August 2019, she finished seventh in the semifinals of the 100-meter race and won the gold medal. 100m hurdles in the All India Inter-State Championships in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. In 2019, Jyoti moved to Odisha Trust Athletics in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, after her English coach James Hillier saw her competing in the All India Inter-State Championships in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. High Performance Center (HPC) for training. She works in HPC and has a dedicated plan for her training. In January 2020, she won gold medals in the 100m run and 100m hurdles at the Indian College Championships in Mudbidri, Karnataka. In February 2020, she won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles and finished fourth in the 100m hurdles final at the Kelo India Universiade at Bhubaneswarkalinga Stadium in Odisha, Odisha. She was selected for the 2020 National Camp; however, the camp was canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases. In 2021, her confidence dropped due to injury; however, her coach, James, and his team worked hard with Jyoti to help her recover from the injury and regain her confidence. In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the All India Intercollegiate Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In April 2022, she won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles and finished seventh in the National Federation Cup 200m hurdles at the CH Mohammad Koya Stadium in Tanhiparan, Kerala. She at the Limassol International at Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus, Loughborough International at Loughborough University Athletics, UK and Harry Schulting Games at Vughtse Sports Club Prins Hendrik, May 2022 Gold in the 100m He won silver in the 100m hurdles at the Putbosstadion in Oldgem, Belgium at the IFAM Oordegem in Vecht, The Netherlands. She set a national record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.23 seconds at the Limassol International Games held at the Zilio Stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. In June 2022, she finished seventh in the 100m hurdles final at the National Senior Interstate Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In July 2022, she won a bronze medal in the 100m hurdles at the England Athletics Senior Championships at Bedford Stadium, England. She participated in the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England, finishing fourth in the first round of the 100m hurdles and fifth in the final of the 4×100m relay. In August 2022, she won silver medals in the 100m race and 4×100m relay at the All India Inter-Railway Athletics Championships in La Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. In October 2022, at the 36th National Games in Gujarat, she won gold medals in the 100-meter hurdles and 100-meter run. Later that same month, she won gold medals in the 100m hurdles and 4 X 100m relay at the National Athletics Open Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Jyoti Yaraj (centre) after winning the gold medal at the 36th National Games
On July 13, 2023, she won the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships; she won the 100-meter hurdles final with a time of 13.09 seconds. On August 4, 2023, she won the bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Chengdu Universiade and broke her own national record with a time of 12.78 seconds; interestingly, she missed the 2024 Paris Games by 0.01 seconds. Olympic qualification.
Facts / Trivia
- In January 2022, Jyothi Yarraji completed the 100m hurdles in a record time of 13.03 seconds at the Indian University Championships in Mudbidri, Karnataka; however, the official time was not updated arrangement as she was neither tested by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) before the championships nor any official from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) was present during the competition, which is a requirement for official timing to be recorded.
- In April 2022, she completed the Fed Cup 100m hurdles record in 13.09 seconds; however, the record was not officially updated because the wind speed was +2.1 meters per second, which was +2.0 meters per second faster than any national record. The allowed limit is +0.1 meters per second higher.
- In May 2022, she completed the 100-meter hurdles in 13.23 seconds at the Limassol International Games at the Chilio Stadium in Limassol, Cyprus, setting a national record and winning the gold medal, breaking Anuradha Biswal’s 100-meter hurdles record. In 2002, she ran a time of 13.38 seconds. During the race, she was unable to recognize the start of the race through the electronic starting machine because she was used to the Indian-style hand-gun start and started running only after seeing other athletes running. She was the slowest runner from the block, with a reaction time of 0.243 seconds.
- In May 2022, she broke her own 100-meter hurdles record with a time of 13.11 seconds at the Loughborough International Games held at the Loughborough University Athletics Stadium in the UK, and further improved it with a time of 13.04 seconds at the Harry Schulting Games. improved this record. Held at Prins Hendrik, Figuerts Sports Club, Figuert, The Netherlands.
- No officials from the Dutch Anti-Doping Agency could be found after she completed the 100m hurdles in 13.04 seconds at the Harry Schulting Games at the Hendrick Sports Club in Fijtprien, the Netherlands. There are 24 hours until the game ends. A competition in which doping tests are conducted to confirm a time as a national record. Her coach James Hillier found a male doping control office and completed the test at the end of the 22nd hour, setting a national record.
Jyothi Yarraji (right) with her trainer James Hillier
- While she was in Europe in May 2022, she tried different cuisines; however, she did not like marmalade, a bittersweet orange marmalade.
- In October 2022, at the 36th National Games in Gujarat, she became the first Indian woman to complete the 100-meter hurdles under 13 seconds with a personal best time of 12.79 seconds; however, due to wind speed of +2.5 meters, which is +0.5 meters per second above the allowable limit of +2.0 meters per second for any national record, so it was not considered for inclusion in the national record. She also ran the 100 meters in 11.51 seconds, setting a record for the fastest completion of the 100 meters in the National Games.
- In October 2022, she set a national record by completing the 100m hurdles in 12.82 seconds at the National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The wind speed during the race was 0.9 meters per second.
- She started running when she was a student and earned money to support her family through sports competitions. In an interview in March 2022, she revealed that she sent 5,000 rupees to her family every month to help them.
- Due to training reasons, she will not be able to attend the wedding of her only brother in May 2022.
- She gave up her favorite foods, Hyderabadi biryani and pizza, to follow a meal plan developed by her trainer for the best results.
- She was named Rising Athlete of the Year at the 2022 ESPN India Awards.
Jyothi Yarraji selected as 2022 ESPN India Awards Emerging Athlete of the Year
- She is employed by Indian Railways.
- In 2015, her parents’ combined monthly income was Rs 18,000.
- She said in an interview that her goal is to win an Olympic medal for India.
- She counts Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt and Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra as her inspirations.
- Her college coach is Praveen Kumar.
Jyothi Yarraji (right) with her college coach Praveen Kumar
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