Swati Chaudhary

Swati Chaudhary
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born1989 (age 36–37)
Home townMeerut, Uttar Pradesh
Sport
CountryIndia
SportPara archery
Event
W1
ClubGurukul Archery Academy, Meerut
Coached bySatyadev Prasad
Medal record
Women's para archery
Representing India
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Aichi-NagoyaIndividual W1
World Archery Para Series
Bronze medal – third place2026 AhmedabadIndividual W1

Swati Chaudhary (born 1989) is an Indian para archer from Uttar Pradesh. She represented India at the 2026 Asian Para Games at Aichi Nagoya, Japan and won a silver medal in the women's W1 individual archery event.

Chaudhary is from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She trains under Athens Olympian Satyadev Prasad at the Gurukul Archery Academy in Meerut. She competes in W1, a classification for archers with significant impairments, affecting both the upper and lower limbs, and hence they compete in a wheelchair.

Career

Chaudhary won a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games losing the final to No.23 Chinese archer Mengkan Cen 4-6. She took a 4-2 lead but thereafter allowed the Chinese archer to make a comeback. In September 2026, she won a bronze medal at the World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad.

References

  1. ↑ "Swati Chaudhary | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Asian Para Games: Swati Chaudhary bags silver in women's W1 archery". The Times of India. 22 October 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Khan, Feroz (22 October 2026). "Swati Chaudhary Creates Asian Para Games History, Wins India's First Ever W1 Archery Silver Medal". News18. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
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  8. ↑ "Asian Para Games 2026: Swati Chaudhary Clinches Silver In Women's W1 Archery After Thrilling Final As India's Medal Tally Soars To 63". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Asian Para Games 2026: Swati Chaudhary wins silver in women's W1 archery". The Tribune. 22 October 2026. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Kotian, Harish. "Swati Chaudhary Scripts History With Silver In W1 Archery At Asian Para Games". Rediff. Retrieved 22 October 2026.