H. M. Jyothi
Hiriyur Manjunath Jyothi (born 1 July 1983) is an Indian sprinter and Commonwealth games medalist. She competes in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay categories. She is a national champion or former national champion in each of the three events, with personal best timings of 11.3 (or 11.46), 23.42, and 43.42 seconds in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay, respectively. Her personal best times in all three events were after her withdrawal from professional competition for three years to become a mother. A Canara Bank employee, Jyothi is married to the  former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach. Despite wanting to win a medal at Asian games, she couldn’t continue sprint due to persistent achilles injury. She ended up her career in 2017 with a gold at the open nationals, Chennai. Early life. Jyothi was born to father H. N. Manjunath and mother Thippamma in Hiriyur, Karnataka (near Chitradurga), on 1 July 1983. She has four brothers and sisters, and is the family's second daughter. Sponsorship. Jyothi has been strongly supported by her parents, who have undergone great financial hardship to finance her ambitions. She has  also received sponsorship from her employer, Canara Bank, since 2004, and also receives sponsorship from the Indian Athletics Academy, Bangalore. Personal life. Jyothi married former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach. In 2011, she withdrew from professional competition and gave birth to a baby girl, dhruthi hassini. Jyothi returned to sprinting at the 2014 Senior Inter-State Meet, and also participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Asian Games. She credited her husband with helping her, saying in 2014 that "Being a former medalist at the Asian level he understands my problems. It was because of  his help that I'm able to manage my training and taking care of my two-and-half-year old daughter." Post retireme,nthe t couple also been blessed with a b. t,