Pranitha Vardhineni


Pranitha Vardhineni is an Indian Recurve Archer.

Early years

Pranitha Vardhineni was introduced to archery during her school years at the 's Kalleda Rural School in Warangal District, Telangana State, India. It was from here that she won a Bronze medal at the National Sub-Junior Archery Championships in 2004. This notable win led to her selection into the prestigious Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur, India.

Employment

Pranitha Vardhineni was employed at the Indian railways, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
Since 2013, she has been working as an Archery Coach with the . She is currently posted at the Sports Training Centre in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

National achievements

Between 2004 and 2013, Pranitha Vardhineni participated in twelve national level archery competitions and secured a medal in eleven of them.
YearName of TournamentVenueMedals
201334th Senior NationalsJamsedhpurGold-2
Silver-3
Bronze-1
201233rd Senior NationalsChennaiSilver-1
200733rd National GamesGuwahatiSilver-1
201232nd Senior NationalsJamsedhpurBronze-1
201131st Senior NationalsVijaywadaParticipated
201030th Senior NationalsGuwahatiGold-1
200929th Senior NationalsPuneGold-1
Silver-3
200828th Senior NationalJamsedhpurSilver-2
Bronze-1
200727th Senior NationalsViyaywadaSilver-1
Bronze-1
200831st Junior NationalsJamsedhpurGold-2
Silver-2
Bronze-2
200730th Junior NationalsAmravatiGold-1
Bronze-1
2004Sub- Junior NationalsDelhiBronze-1

International achievements

Between 2006 and 2015, Pranitha Vardhineni represented India in twenty one international archery competitions and secured a medal in twelve of them.
YearTournamentVenueMedals
20154th World CupMedellin, ColombiaParticipated
201427th Asian GamesIncheon, KoreaParticipated
20144th World CupPolandParticipated
20141st World CupShanghai, ChinaParticipated
2010Commonwealth Games Invitational Test EventNew Delhi, IndiaBronze
2010Asian Archery Grand PrixKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSilver, Gold
20094th Asian Archery Grand PrixDhaka, BangladeshGold
20094th Asian Archery Grand PrixKolkata, IndiaParticipated
20092nd Asian Archery Grand PrixTeheran, IranGold
20091st Asian Archery Grand PrixBangkok, ThailandSilver
20083rd Asian Archery Grand PrixManila, PhilippinesSilver
2008Youth World ChampionshipAntalya, TurkeySilver
200829th Olympic GamesBeijing, ChinaParticipated
20082nd Asian Archery Grand PrixTeheran, IranSilver
2008World CupCroatia, PorecParticipated
2008World CupSanto Domingo, Dominican republicParticipated
20082nd South Asian Archery ChampionshipJamsedhpur, IndiaGold
20081st Asian Archery Grand PrixBangkok, ThailandBronze
20073rd Asian Archery Grand PrixIsfahan, IranParticipated
20072nd Archery Junior ChampionshipChinese TaipeiSilver
2006Cadet & Junior World ChampionshipMérida, MexicoSilver

2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing

Pranitha Vardhineni represented India in the women's individual and team archery events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the individual event, she was ranked 31st in the qualifiers. She defeated Jane Waller of Australia by 106-100 in the round of 64, but lost to Kwon Un Sil of North Korea by 99-106 in the round of 32. She teamed up with Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi in the team event. They were ranked sixth in the qualifiers. They got a bye in the round of 16, but lost to China by 206-211 in the quarterfinals.