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Quick Info

Date of birth2006

Age17 Years (as of 2023)

BirthplaceSatara

ProfessionArcher

NationalityIndian

FamilyFather: Gopichand Shankar Swami; Mother: Sehla; younger brother

Aditi Swami Biography

Aditi Gopichand Swami is an Indian compound archer from Satara who rose rapidly through junior and senior ranks, becoming the youngest senior world archery

Early life and background

Aditi Gopichand Swami was born in 2006 and grew up in Satara, Maharashtra. Her father, Gopichand Shankar Swami, worked as a mathematics teacher at a government school, and her mother, Sehla, was employed with the local gram panchayat. She has a younger brother. Aditi’s family made deliberate choices to support her sporting ambitions, including relocating closer to better facilities so she could train regularly.

Her introduction to archery came as a child when she observed archers setting up targets at Shahu Stadium in Satara. She began formal training under coach Pravin Sawant at an academy that trained in modest conditions. Early training routines were disciplined: she practiced for a few hours on weekdays and extended sessions on weekends. Her father encouraged her interest by exposing her to videos of accomplished archers and by arranging for appropriate equipment as her talent progressed.

Career

Aditi’s competitive rise has been swift. At the 36th National Games in 2022, held in Gujarat, she won the compound women’s individual gold. That year she also competed at the Archery Asia Cup in Sharjah, where she helped the Indian compound women’s team to gold and took silver in the individual compound event.

In 2023 Aditi performed strongly across junior and senior international competitions. At the World Archery Youth Championships in Limerick, Ireland, she captured gold in both the under-18 individual compound and the under-18 team compound events. Later that year she stepped onto the senior world stage at the World Archery Championships in Berlin. Competing in the compound women’s category, she defeated Mexico’s Andrea Becerra in the final to claim the individual gold and added a team gold as well. That victory marked a historic milestone for India at the event.

Aditi and her teammates also reached the podium at other major events in 2023. The squad secured a bronze medal in the compound women’s team event at the Archery World Cup. At the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, she was part of the team that won gold in the compound women’s team competition, and she earned an individual bronze in the women’s single compound category.

Public profile

Aditi’s accomplishments attracted national recognition. In January 2024 she was named a recipient of the Arjuna Award, an honor that recognizes outstanding achievement in Indian sports.

Standing around 158 cm tall, Aditi competes in the compound discipline under the guidance of coach Pravin Sawant. Her success as a teenager has been framed both by her results at international championships and by the support system that enabled her development, including family support and targeted coaching.

Latest updates

As of early 2024, Aditi’s major recent honors include multiple gold medals at the 2023 World Archery Championships, medals at the World Archery Youth Championships, podium finishes at the Archery World Cup, team and individual medals at the 2023 Asian Games, and the Arjuna Award announced in January 2024. She continues to be listed with World Archery under her full name, Aditi Gopichand Swami, and remains a prominent young figure in Indian compound archery.

Recent Work

World Archery Championships

Individual gold and team gold in the compound women’s category (2023)

2023
World Archery Youth Championships

Gold in compound under-18 individual and team events (2023)

2023
Asian Games

Gold in compound women’s team and bronze in individual compound (2023)

2023

Career Highlights

  1. Youngest-ever senior world champion and first Indian to win an individual compound gold at the World Archery Championships (2023)
  2. Gold medalist at the World Archery Youth Championships (2023)
  3. Multiple national and international medals including National Games (2022), Archery Asia Cup (2022), Archery World Cup (2023), and Asian Games (2023)
  4. Recipient of the Arjuna Award (January 2024)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Aditi Swami born?

2006

What is Aditi Swami known for?

Archer