A two-year-old Indian girl has set a new national record in archery, according to the India Book of Records.
Dolly Shivani Cherukuri from Vijaywada in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh - who turns three next week - became the youngest Indian to score more than 200 points at a trial event on Tuesday, reports the Press Trust of India.
She fired 36 arrows at a target 5m away, then again at a target 7m away, making a total of 388 points.
Her achievement was witnessed by senior sports personalities and India Book of Records officials.
"We are all very proud of her. We are very impressed," Archery Association of India official Gunjan Abrol told the BBC.
Dolly was conceived through surrogacy after the death of her brother, international archer and coach Cherukuri Lenin, in a road accident in 2010 reports said.
Her father, Cherukuri Satyanarayana, said she had been trained since birth to be a champion.
is that in dog years ? looks awful big for two years old.i know looks are decieving, but she looks half as tall as the two men pictured with her. i would have to see her birth certificate, if they have such a thing in india.
is that in dog years ? looks awful big for two years old.i know looks are decieving, but she looks half as tall as the two men pictured with her. i would have to see her birth certificate, if they have such a thing in india.
I don't get it. They talk about 5m and 7 m but she's no more than 6 feet from that target. Even at 5 meters with that big center I'd guess most kids could score that. And I agree about her age. Coming from a people not known to be very big she's plenty big for 2 .
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Come on guys ! I can believe she is two, the two adults are standing several feet behind her, which makes her look big, and just because the target is 5 feet away does not mean that was the tournament she was shooting in. Its entirely possible, and evidently was witnessed. Her facial features in the top pic, she looks two. My grandson was shooting a longbow at two, and did some pretty amazing stuff, kids pick it up pretty quick, and for two, she has form, probably was well coached. I say hats off to the little tyke.
is that in dog years ? looks awful big for two years old.i know looks are decieving, but she looks half as tall as the two men pictured with her. i would have to see her birth certificate, if they have such a thing in india.
