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'''Pavithra Venkatesh''' (born 8 December 2001) is an [[Athletics in India|Indian athlete]] from [[Tamil Nadu]] state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Navneet |date=2023-09-22 |title="Asian Games will be a good opportunity for me to showcase that Indian pole vaulters have potential" - Pavithra Venkatesh looks forward to plying her trade at Asian Games 2023 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-hangzhou-asian-games-will-good-opportunity-showcase-indian-pole-vaulters-potential-says-pavithra-venkatesh |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref> She represents India in the pole vault event. She is part of the Indian team for the [[Asian Games]] at [[Hangzhou]], [[China]]. Pavithra's personal best is 4.10m.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazumdar |first=Riya |date=2023-09-27 |title=Pavithra Venkatesh Biography: Personal Life, Career, Age, Height, Facts & Networth - |url=https://www.sportzcraazy.com/pavithra-venkatesh-biography-personal-life-career-age-height-facts-networth/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Sportzcraazy |language=en-US}}</ref> The national record of 4.15m stands in the name of [[V. S. Surekha|V S Surekha]] set in 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2021-09-15 |title=TN girl Pavithra Venkatesh wins pole vault gold |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/tn-girl-pavithra-venkatesh-wins-pole-vault-gold/articleshow/86238160.cms |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life ==
She comes from a poor family. Her father is a daily wage worker in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and her mother is a home maker. She has two siblings, a sister and a brother. She went to Sarada Vidyalaya Girls’ Higher Secondary School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-05-01 |title=For perfection, Pole-vaulter Pavithra Venkatesh sought pictures |url=https://theprint.in/sport/for-perfection-pole-vaulter-pavithra-venkatesh-sought-pictures/938691/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> Now she is studying final-year BA (English Honours) at AVS College of Arts And Science, Salem. For the last ten years she is training under Sports Development of Tamil Nadu coach K Elamparithi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manoj |first=S. S. |date=2022-04-30 |title=Trained by Mariyappan Thangavelu's coach, Pavithra sets new record in pole vault |url=https://thebridge.in/khelo-india-university-games/pavithra-mariyappan-thangavelu-coach-new-record-pole-vault-31112 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref> She started at the age of 9 years<ref name=":0" /> as sprinter and long jumper, and also did 400m. Later in 2013,she decided to shift to pole vault. In August 2022, she secured a job in the sports quota and was employed by Southern Railways.

== Career ==

* 2023: In February, she made her international debut and won silver in the Asian Indoor Championships at Astana, Kazakhstan clearing 4 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=India names 25-member team for Asian Indoor Athletics Championships |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/india-names-25-member-team-for-asian-indoor-athletics-championships-1188503.html |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023: Indian Contingent Results |url=https://sportslumo.com/athletics/asian-indoor-athletics-championships-2023-indian-contingent-results/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Sportslumo |language=en}}</ref>
* 2022: She represented Tamil Nadu's [[Periyar University]] in the [[Khelo India University Games]] at [[Bengaluru]]. She became the fifth woman athlete to clear 4.00 metres when she cleared 4.01m in the pole vault event on the first day of the games.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudarshan |first=N. |date=2022-04-30 |title=Khelo India University Games: Pavithra sets pole-vault record; B'lore City University enters hockey finals |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/khelo-india-university-games-pavithras-sets-pole-vault-record-bangalore-city-enters-hockey-finals/article38482911.ece |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>
* 2022: She set the all India inter-University (AIU) record of 4m at the 81st All India Inter University Women's Athletics Championships at [[Bhubaneswar]], Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2022-02-23 |title=Pavithra sets pole vault meet record |url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2022/02/24/pavithra-sets-pole-vault-meet-record/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=The Shillong Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2021: In September, she won the gold in the 60th National Open athletics meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Warangal. Telangana State.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=migrator |date=2021-09-16 |title=Tamil Nadu girl Pavithra Venkatesh wins pole vault gold |url=https://www.dtnext.in/sports/2021/09/16/tamil-nadu-girl-pavithra-venkatesh-wins-pole-vault-gold |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref>
* 2021: Won gold at the South Zone Junior athletics meet.<ref name=":1" />
* 2018: Gold medal in [[Khelo India Youth Games]].
* 2019: Gold medal in [[Khelo India Youth Games]].

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pole-vault-women-final.pdf Official AFI website]

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