Chekrovolu Swuro Biography: Age, Awards, Achievements, Facts & Net Worth

Chekrovolu Swuro Biography: Chekrovolu Swuro is a well-known archer from Indian. Chekrovolu has represented India in archery events at the Asian Games in 2002 and the Asian Games in 2006 held at South Korea and Qatar. The archer was also a member of the team who won a silver medal at the World Archery Championship in 2011 held at Turin in Italy. With this victory, she got qualified for the Summer Olympics 2012 in both team archery & women’s Individual.

Chekrovolu Swuro’s success is evidence of Northeast’s rich talent that can only flourish in international sports by preparing talents from those regions. Chekrovolu’s hard work, commitment & sincerity towards her archery profession have built a new track for aspiring athletes to follow. Her victories at the biggest stage have been a fine example to many budding athletes in Nagaland.

EARLY LIFE

Chekrovolu Swuro is known to be the poster girl for Indian archery. Chekrovolu was the first Naga woman to go to the Olympics & also the second woman from the state to represent India. Indian football player, Dr. Talirmen Ao was the first Olympian from the North-Eastern state.

Chekrovolu Swuro made her international circuit debut in 1999 at the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok. Swuro’s first outing turned to be a dream debut. Unfortunately, the team missed the gold medal & finished the event with a silver medal.

PERSONAL LIFE

Chekrovolu Swuro was born on 21 November 1982 in Dzulhami village, Phek district, Nagaland, India. Vesuzolu S. Vadeo, her elder sister was also a national archer.

In 1994, the 13-year-old Chekrovolu Swuro tried her hands on one of the oldest sport in the world- Archery. And by 2011, the young Swuro emerged into an exceptional women Naga archer. Her archery journey began when the little archer aspired to see her name printed in the newspapers just like her elder sister. The Tata Archery Academy in Jharkhand noticed her great talent as an archer and absorbed her when she was 20 years old.

Chekrovolu Swuro belongs to the Chakhesang tribe. Chekrovolu tribe is considered one of the more backward tribes in Nagaland. Chekrovolu hopes her performances help her tribe to increase its status in Nagaland. Chekrovolu’s family had to go through a lot of hardships to reach her. They didn’t have any equipment or facility. But her talent gave them a hope that things would get better someday. Today, Naga people know her & talk about her. She always wanted to achieve an Olympic medal to inspire her fellow Naga people.

The Nagaland archer now focuses on building her younger brother into an outstanding archer. Today, Chekrovolu is serving as the Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Nagaland Police.

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

The Nagaland based archer made headlines when the Indian archery team stood on the podium holding a silver medal in the 2011 Archery World Cup held at Turin, Italy. Following year, Chekrovolu successfully made for the London Summer Olympics in both women’s individual and team archery disciplines.

Earlier, Chekrovolu Swuro had put the Indian jersey at the Asian Games in 2002 and the Asian Games 2006 in Busan, South Korea and Doha, Qatar.

The Arjuna winner awardee has also represented her country in almost all the international archery competitions in various parts of the world.

AWARDS

• Arjuna Award for Archery in 2013

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Silver medal in the Senior National Archery Championship in 1996
• Gold Medal at the 21st Junior National Archery Championship
• Gold medal in 5th & 6th National Games
• Silver medal at the 1st Asian Archery Circuit meet in 1999
• Silver medal at the 3rd Asian Archery Circuit meet in 2000
• 2005: Bronze medal in the team recurve event at the Asian Archery Championship in New Delhi, India
• 2006: Gold medal in the team recurve event at the 2nd Commonwealth Archery Championship in Jamshedpur, India
• Three Bronze medals in the 2007 World Cup
• 2007: Bronze medal in the team recurve event at the 15th Asian Archery Championship China
• 2007: Bronze medal in the team recurve event at the World Cup Stage IV Dover, Great Britain
• 2008: Bronze medal in the team recurve event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
• 2009: Chekrovolu and her team secured 4th position in 16th Asian Archery Championship at Bali, Indonesia
• 2010: Silver (individual) Commonwealth Games test events in Delhi
• 2011: Bronze medal in the team recurve event at the World Cup Stage II Antalya, Turkey
• 2011: Silver medal in the team recurve event at the 46th World Championships at Turin in Italy
• 2011: Silver medal in the team recurve event at the World Cup Stage III Ogden, USA
• 2011: Gold medal in the team recurve event at the World Cup Stage IV at Shanghai, China
• 2011: Bronze medal in the team recurve event at the 17th Asian Archery Championship in Iran
• 2012: Silver in Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok
• 2012: Silver at the 1st World Cup Stage I in Shanghai, China

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Chekrovolu Swuro

Nickname: Chekrovolu Swuro

Sport: Archery

Events: Individual & Team Women

Country: India

Father’s name: Shri Nvepcyi Swuro

Mother’s name: NOT UPDATED

Elder Sister: Vesuzolu S. Vadeo

Younger brother: Thupuvoyi Swuro

Current Job: Assistant Sub- Inspector Nagaland Police

Coach: NOT UPDATED

Height: 171 cm (5’ 7”)

Weight: 73 kg (161 lbs)

Eye colour: Black

Hair colour: Black

Date of birth: 21 November 1982

Age: 36

Birth place: Dimapur, Nagaland, India

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Nationality: Indian

Hometown: Nagaland

Religion: NOT UPDATED

CONTROVERSY

Apart from her glorious performances and achievements, the Indian archer has never been a part of any controversy.

NET WORTH:

The primary net worth and income of Chekrovolu Swuro comes from her service in the Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) & also her sporting profession. In 2012, Neiphiu Rio, Nagaland Chief Minister announced a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh for her participation in the Olympics.

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