Jyoti Shukla (handballer)

Jyoti Shukla (born 17 July 1996)[1] is a handball player from Uttar Pradesh. She playes for the India women’s National Handball team as a line player. She plays for Uttar Pradesh in the domestic events. She represented India in two Asian Games, Olympic qualification matches and Asian Women's Championships.[2]

Early life

Shukla is from Kakadev, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is the daughter of Shiv Shankar Shukla and Meera Shukla. Her sister Lakshmi Shukla is also a handball player. She married Udit on 28 February 2023. Handball Association of India treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey, Kanpur Olympic Association general secretary Rajat Aditya Dixit and many Indian handball team players attended the marriage and blessed Jyoti and Udit.[3]

Career

In 2024, Shukla played the Women's Handball League.[4]

In August 2023, Shukla was selected to represent India in the Asian championship at Hiroshima, Japan.[5]

Shukla was the captain of the Indian handball team that took part in the 2022 Asian Games held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China.[6] Diksha Kumari of Haryana was her deputy.[7] This is the fifth Asian Games for the Indian women's handball team. They finished third in a tough group behind Japan and China and failed to advance.[8]

In 2018, she was part of the Indian team that played the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[9] In 2018, she also played the Asian Women's Championships in Japan.[1]

Awards

  • Shukla received the Rani Laxmibai Award from Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for her significant contribution to sports in January 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b "Handball SHUKLA Jyoti - The 19th Asian Games". www.ocagames.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Shukla Jyoti - Handball player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ "UP: अंतरराष्ट्रीय हैंडबॉल खिलाड़ी ज्योति ने उदित संग लिए सात फेरे, जयमाल के बाद दोनों डीजे पर जमकर थिरके". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ India, Press Trust of (6 February 2024). "Photos: Women's Handball League launched in Delhi". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Sapna Kashyap, Jyoti Shukla to represent Indian handball team at Asian championship in Japan". The Times of India. 15 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ^ Mehta, Shourya (25 September 2023). "India Handball at 2023 Asian Games: Full Squad, Schedule, Medal Chances". thebridge.in. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. ^ "एशियन गेम्स के लिए भारतीय महिला हैंडबॉल टीम घोषित: कानपुर की ज्योति शुक्ला होंगी टीम की कप्तान". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ^ Peesara, Anuraag (30 September 2023). "Asian Games 2023 handball: Indian women's team's campaigns ends in group stage". Olympics. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ^ PTI (25 August 2018). "Handball: Indian women finish ninth". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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