Two-year-old archer enters record books

Vijaywada:  A two-year-old girl archery prodigy Cherukuli Dalli Shivani (Dolly) from Vijaywada on Tuesday achieved a stunning feat by setting a new record and entering her name into the India Book of Records.
Shivani, the kid sister of late Indian coach and international archer Cherukuri Lenin who died in a road accident soon after 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, became the youngest Indian to score 200 points over five and seven-metre distances.
She shot 36 arrows each from five metres and seven metres to score 388 points at a show today in the presence of senior sports personalities and India Book of Records officials here.
India Book of Records representative Vishwajit Ray and Sports Authority of India representative P Rama Krishna declared that the girl has entered the India Book of Records after which she was presented a certificate.
Shivani will celebrate her third birthday next week.
Shivani’s father Cherukuri Satyanarayana, who runs the academy in memory of his late son Lenin, said that her daughter will now attempt to enter her name into the Guinness Book of World Records. (Contd on P-10)