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	==Career==		==Career==
	She set her first national record of 3.51 m,at the 43rd Open National Athletic Championship in [[Bangalore]] on 28 September 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher = Sportstar (The Hindu) \|title = Piyush Kumar and Surekha adjudged best ~~\|url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2740/stories/20041002008806200.htm~~ \|date = 2–8 October 2004 ~~\|access-date = 17 April 2009~~}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/vsuresh-surekha-187237\|title=VAZHALIPILLI SURESHBABU SUREKA\|work=IAAF official website\|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> She bettered the record clearing 4.15 meters at the National Open Championships in [[New Delhi]], in November 2014.<ref name="th1" />		She set her first national record of 3.51 m,at the 43rd Open National Athletic Championship in [[Bangalore]] on 28 September 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher = Sportstar (The Hindu) \|title = Piyush Kumar and Surekha adjudged best \|date = 2–8 October 2004 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/vsuresh-surekha-187237\|title=VAZHALIPILLI SURESHBABU SUREKA\|work=IAAF official website\|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> She bettered the record clearing 4.15 meters at the National Open Championships in [[New Delhi]], in November 2014.<ref name="th1" />

	She has represented India at Doha Asian Games in 2006 and Asian Championship Guangzhou in November 2009. A summary of performance of the athlete is given in Table 1.		She has represented India at Doha Asian Games in 2006 and Asian Championship Guangzhou in November 2009. A summary of performance of the athlete is given in Table 1.
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{{short description|Indian pole vaulter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = V. S. Surekha
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| fullname = Surekha Vazhalipilli Suresh
| nickname =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|8|14}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date =
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| country = {{flagcountry|India}}
| sport = [[Track and field athletics]]
| event = [[Pole vault]]
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| worlds =
| regionals = Indian: 2003, 2004, 2006
| nationals =
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| highestranking =
| pb = 4.15 m ([[New Delhi]] 2014) '''[[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''
| updated = 5 November 2014
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'''V. S. Surekha''' ({{lang-ml|വി.എസ്. സുരേഖ}}) (born {{birth date|df=yes|1984|8|14}}) is an [[India]]n [[pole vault]]er. She holds the current national record of 4.15 m set at National Open Championships held at [[New Delhi]] in 2014.<ref name="th1">{{cite news|newspaper= The Hindu |title= Surekha soars past own National mark |url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/national-athletics-championships-surekha-soars-past-own-national-mark/article6564586.ece |date= 5 November 2014 |access-date= 5 November 2014}}</ref> Surekha is the first Indian female pole vaulter to clear 4.00 meters.

==Early life==
Surekha was born in the southern state of [[Kerala]]. Her interest in sports started during her childhood as a long jumper. During high school she started practicing pole vault under Coach Nagaraj of Prime Sports Academy in Chennai and with technical help from former pole vaulter Manick Raj, she was able to train for the national Level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/surekha-renjith-jump/|title=Surekha and Renjith's jump to success|date=28 October 2017|website=The Bridge|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
She set her first national record of 3.51 m,at the 43rd Open National Athletic Championship in [[Bangalore]] on 28 September 2003.<ref>{{cite news|publisher = Sportstar (The Hindu) |title = Piyush Kumar and Surekha adjudged best |url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2740/stories/20041002008806200.htm |date = 2–8 October 2004 |access-date = 17 April 2009}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/vsuresh-surekha-187237|title=VAZHALIPILLI SURESHBABU SUREKA|work=IAAF official website|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> She bettered the record clearing 4.15 meters at the National Open Championships in [[New Delhi]], in November 2014.<ref name="th1" />

She has represented India at Doha Asian Games in 2006 and Asian Championship Guangzhou in November 2009. A summary of performance of the athlete is given in Table 1.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table 1
!Year
!Performance
!Venue
!Remarks
|-
|2003
|3.51 m
|43rd Open National Athletic Championship in [[Bangalore]] on 28 September 2003.<ref>{{cite news|publisher = Sportstar (The Hindu) |title = Piyush Kumar and Surekha adjudged best |url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2740/stories/20041002008806200.htm |date = 2–8 October 2004 |access-date = 2009-04-17}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/856450018 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/853714202 cite #3 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>
|National Record
|-
|2006
|3.85m
|New Delhi National Championships<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/vsuresh-surekha-187237|title=IAAF: Vazhalipilli Sureshbabu SUREKA {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>
|
|-
|2006
|4.08m
|3rd National Athletics Circuit Meet,Patiala<ref name=":0" />
|Crossed 4m mark.
|-
|2014
|4.15m
|National Open Championships held at [[New Delhi]] 4 November 2014
|Bettered her record of eight years and set new national record<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Pole-vaulter-Surekha-shatters-her-own-national-record/articleshow/45037507.cms|title=Pole vaulter Surekha shatters her own national record - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>
|}

==Personal life==
She is married to the triple jumper and Indian National record holder [[Renjith Maheshwary]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Couple+rewrite+meet+records&artid=xXhBVNueyq0=&SectionID=Aw%7Cqo8JJkxA=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SectionName=%7C%7CWM0BI9WGM=&SEO=K%20Sowjanya,%20VS%20Surekha,%20Renjith%20Maheswary,%20S%20Srees#|title=Couple rewrite meet records|date=24 October 2009|access-date=25 October 2009|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> and is a mother of two daughters Jiya and Sparsha.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thebridge.in/surekha-renjith-jump/|title=Surekha and Renjith's jump to success|date=28 October 2017|work=The Bridge|access-date=25 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> She set the national record of 4.15m in 2014 when she was the mother of a four year old daughter<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2018/03/08/sports-couples-kevin-nayana-james-neena-pinto-surekha-renjith.html|title=Sports couples: when love blooms on the field...|date=8 March 2018|work=Malayala Manorama|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

She is an employee of Southern Railways<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/18/stories/2005051808921900.htm|title=Surekha scales a new peak|last=Mohan|first=K P|date=18 May 2005|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 August 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{iaaf name|id=187237}}

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[[Category:Indian female pole vaulters]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Kerala]]
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[[Category:Female pole vaulters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Indian female athletes]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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