Chekrovolü Swüro


Chekrovolu Swuro is an Indian archer. She represented India in archery in the 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Games held at Busan, South Korea, and Doha, Qatar, respectively. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning team in the 2011 World Archery Championships, held at Turin, Italy. By winning a silver medal in the team event at the 2011 World Archery Championships in Turin, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in both women's individual and team archery.

Personal life

Swuro lives in Dimapur, Nagaland. She serves as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Nagaland Armed Police. Her elder sister, Vesuzolu S.Vadeo, was a former national archer. She has been competing at the international level for more than a decade, during which she has won many medals. Swuro represented India at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She is the second Naga athlete to participate in the Olympics after a gap of 64 years.

Awards and recognition

2001 12th Asian Archery Championship Hong Kong; Indv. Qtr Final

2002 2nd Asian Archery Championship, China; Indv. Qtr Final

2002 14th Asian Games, Bhusan, Korea ; Indv. Qtr Final

2003 13th Asian Archery Championship, Myanmar; Team

2005 World Archery Championship Madrid, Spain ; Team

2005 Asian Archery Championship New Delhi, India; Team Bronze

2006 Commonwealth Archery Champ. Jamshedpur, India; Team Gold

2006 Asian Games, Doha, Qatar; Participated

2007 15th Asian Archery Championship, China; Team Bronze

2007 World Cup Stage IV, Dover, Great Britain; Team Bronze

2007 World Archery Championship, Dover, Great Britain; Participated

2009 16th Asian Archery Championship, Bali, Indonesia, Team 4th Position

2011 World Cup Stage 2, Antalya, Turkey; Team Bronze

2011 World Archery Championship, Turin, Italy; Team Silver

2011 World cup Stage 3, Turin, Italy ; Team Silver

2012 Summer Olympics in both women’s individual and team archery; Participated