Isaiah Rajendra Sanam

Isaiah Rajendra Sanam

Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing   India
Asian Championships
	2009 Denpasar	Individual
	2009 Denpasar	Team

Isaiah Rajendra Sanam (born 1977) is an Indian archer from Hyderabad. He became the first Indian to win an Asian Championship gold medal in men's category. ^[1] He won the gold at the 16th Asian Archery Championships in compound bow section at Bali, Indonesia. He beat local archer Nyoman Puruhito. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

He started shooting with a bow for fun but later joined and took up archery as a sport at the Andhra Sports School in Hyderabad.

Career

In 2009, he won the gold at the Asian Championship in men's Compound bow category and was also part of the Indian team that won the men's Compound team event. ^[4] Later, he missed the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as the Federation opted for youth. ^[5]

References

1. "Compound archers, shinning spot of Indian archery in 2009". DNA India. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
2. "My next target is 2010 CWG archery gold: Sanam". Zee News. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. "Sanam bags gold medal". The Hindu. 21 November 2009. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. "My next target is 2010 CWG gold: Sanam". The Times of India. 23 November 2009. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. "Big names fail as AAI picks 24 probables for CWG". The Times of India. 1 July 2010. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

• Isaiah Rajendra Sanam at World Archery