# Pranitha Vardhineni

Pranitha Vardhineni is an Indian Recurve Archer.

## Early years

Pranitha Vardhineni was introduced to archery during her school years at the Rural Development Foundation'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 Sports Authority of India. 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.
| Year | Name of Tournament | Venue | Medals |
| 2013 | 34th Senior Nationals | Jamsedhpur | Gold-2 Silver-3 Bronze-1 |
| 2012 | 33rd Senior Nationals | Chennai | Silver-1 |
| 2007 | 33rd National Games | Guwahati | Silver-1 |
| 2012 | 32nd Senior Nationals | Jamsedhpur | Bronze-1 |
| 2011 | 31st Senior Nationals | Vijaywada | Participated |
| 2010 | 30th Senior Nationals | Guwahati | Gold-1 |
| 2009 | 29th Senior Nationals | Pune | Gold-1 Silver-3 |
| 2008 | 28th Senior National | Jamsedhpur | Silver-2 Bronze-1 |
| 2007 | 27th Senior Nationals | Viyaywada | Silver-1 Bronze-1 |
| 2008 | 31st Junior Nationals | Jamsedhpur | Gold-2 Silver-2 Bronze-2 |
| 2007 | 30th Junior Nationals | Amravati | Gold-1 Bronze-1 |
| 2004 | Sub- Junior Nationals | Delhi | Bronze-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.
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Medals |
| 2015 | 4th World Cup | Medellin, Colombia | Participated |
| 2014 | 27th Asian Games | Incheon, Korea | Participated |
| 2014 | 4th World Cup | Poland | Participated |
| 2014 | 1st World Cup | Shanghai, China | Participated |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games Invitational Test Event | New Delhi, India | Bronze |
| 2010 | Asian Archery Grand Prix | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Silver, Gold |
| 2009 | 4th Asian Archery Grand Prix | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Gold |
| 2009 | 4th Asian Archery Grand Prix | Kolkata, India | Participated |
| 2009 | 2nd Asian Archery Grand Prix | Teheran, Iran | Gold |
| 2009 | 1st Asian Archery Grand Prix | Bangkok, Thailand | Silver |
| 2008 | 3rd Asian Archery Grand Prix | Manila, Philippines | Silver |
| 2008 | Youth World Championship | Antalya, Turkey | Silver |
| 2008 | 29th Olympic Games | Beijing, China | Participated |
| 2008 | 2nd Asian Archery Grand Prix | Teheran, Iran | Silver |
| 2008 | World Cup | Croatia, Porec | Participated |
| 2008 | World Cup | Santo Domingo, Dominican republic | Participated |
| 2008 | 2nd South Asian Archery Championship | Jamsedhpur, India | Gold |
| 2008 | 1st Asian Archery Grand Prix | Bangkok, Thailand | Bronze |
| 2007 | 3rd Asian Archery Grand Prix | Isfahan, Iran | Participated |
| 2007 | 2nd Archery Junior Championship | Chinese Taipei | Silver |
| 2006 | Cadet & Junior World Championship | Mérida, Mexico | Silver |

## 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.