Jyothi Yarraji (born 28 August 1999) is an Indian athlete who specialises in the 100 m hurdles. She is a two-time Asian champion, winning gold at the 2023 and 2025 Asian Championships, and a silver medalist at the 2022 Asian Games.
Early life Jyothi was born on 28 August 1999 in Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Her father Suryanarayana is a security guard and her mother works as a domestic help. She did her schooling at the Port High School in Visakhapatnam, and completed her Bachelor of Arts in History from the Acharya Nagarjuna University.
Career Jyothi represented India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 100 m hurdles, where she finished tenth among seventeen athletes with a time of 13.18 in the qualification round and did not advance to the final. She was also a part of the 4x100 m relay team that narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish clocking 43.81. Later that year, she became the first Indian woman to clock sub-13 seconds in the 100 m hurdles, as she won in 12.82 at the National Championships in Bengaluru.
At the 2023 Asian Indoor Championships in Astana, she won the silver medal in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 8.13 and finished ninth in the 60 m heats in 7.47. At the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, she won gold in the 100 m hurdles in 13.09 and silver in the 200 m in 23.13. Later that year, she claimed bronze in the 100 m hurdles at the World University Games in Chengdu in 12.78, setting a new national record. At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, she finished 29th among 43 athletes in the 100 m hurdles heats with a time of 13.05 and failed to advance to the final. Her career highlight came at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.91. She was initially disqualified for a false start alongside Chinese athlete Wu Yanni but was later reinstated and allowed to compete. Following a review, Wu Yanni was disqualified, promoting Jyothi to the silver-medal position. She also competed in the 200 m, finishing ninth in the heats with a time of 23.78, narrowly missing the final, with only the top eight advancing.
She won the gold medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 2024 Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran with a time of 8.12. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she became the first Indian woman to compete in the 100 m hurdles at the Games. She clocked 13.16 in the heats and 13.17 in the repechage, finishing 16th among 40 athletes and failing to qualify for the semi-finals.
At the 2025 Asian Championships in Gumi, she won the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.96 and finished fifth in the 200 m in 23.47. In July 2025, she suffered a knee injury during training and underwent ACL surgery, ruling her out of the 2025 World Championships and the remainder of the season.
International competitions + Representing Year Competition Host Position Event Result2022Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, England10th (h)100 m hurdles13.184th4×100 m relay43.812023Asian Indoor ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan9th (h)60 m7.472nd60 m hurdles8.13Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand1st100 m hurdles13.092nd200 m23.13World University GamesChengdu, China3rd100 m hurdles12.78World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary29th (h)13.05Asian GamesHangzhou, China2nd12.919th (h)200 m23.782024Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran1st60 m hurdles8.12Olympic GamesParis, France16th (h)100 m hurdles13.172025Asian ChampionshipsGumi, South Korea1st12.965th200 m23.47
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