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Che krovolu Swuro

Chekrovolü Swüro (born 21 November 1982 in Dzulhami Village, Phek District, Nagaland) 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 Swüro lives in Dimapur, Nagaland. She serves as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the Nagaland Armed Police (NAP). Her elder sister, Vesuzolü 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. Swüro 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 Arjuna Award 2013 Career in Archery 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.