Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Volga Archers Win Medals at Amaravati State Championship
Young archers from Vijayawada competed for NTR district in a State-level championship.
The competition is being held in Tirupati as part of National Sports Day celebrations.
Cherukuri Dolly Shivani won a gold medal in the Under-17 girls’ Recurve event.
Akula Sri Krishna Asthik won silver in the Under-17 boys’ category.
B Priya Vaishnavi won gold in the Under-23 girls’ Compound event.
P Trinath Chowdary won gold in the Under-23 boys’ Compound event.
The championship includes several sports to find and support talented athletes.
The winners will be honoured on August 29.
Archers from Cherukuri Volga Archery Academy represented NTR district at the Amaravati Championship in Tirupati.
Cherukuri Dolly Shivani won gold in the Under-17 girls’ Recurve event.
Akula Sri Krishna Asthik earned silver in the Under-17 boys’ Recurve category.
B Priya Vaishnavi and P Trinath Chowdary each won gold in the Under-23 Compound events.
The medal winners will be honoured on August 29 during National Sports Day celebrations.
- Who
- Archers from Cherukuri Volga Archery Academy, representing NTR district, including Cherukuri Dolly Shivani, Akula Sri Krishna Asthik, B Priya Vaishnavi and P Trinath Chowdary.
- What
- They won gold and silver medals in Under-17 Recurve and Under-23 Compound archery events.
- When
- The championship is being held as part of National Sports Day celebrations; medal winners are scheduled to be honoured on August 29.
- Where
- The Amaravati Championship is being organised in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The State-level competition aims to identify and encourage sporting talent across Andhra Pradesh.
- Competition
- Amaravati Championship
- Organiser
- Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
- Representing
- NTR district
- Gold medalists
- Cherukuri Dolly Shivani, B Priya Vaishnavi and P Trinath Chowdary
- Silver medalist
- Akula Sri Krishna Asthik
- Honouring date
- August 29
- Occasion
- National Sports Day celebrations commemorating Major Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary