Sheena Varkey Explained

N.V. Sheena
Nationality:	Indian
Sport:	Athletics

Sheena Nellickal Varkey (born 22 November 1992), or N.V. Sheena, is an Indian athlete from Kerala. She competes in triple jump event. She is named in the Indian athletics team for the women's triple jump event for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.^[1] She won a silver medal at the Asian Indoor Championships in 2018.^[2]

Career

• 2023: In June, she won the gold at the Indian Championships, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
• 2023: In February, she took part in the 10th 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships at Astana Nur-Sultan.^{[3] [4]}
• 2018: In February, she won a silver medal in the women's triple jump at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships at Tehran.^{[5] [6]}
• 2017: In July, she won the bronze at the Bhubaneshwar Asian Championships, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.^{[7] [8] [9]}
• 2016: In September, she won the gold at the Lucknow Indian Open Championships, Lucknow.
• 2014: In February, she came 7th in the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Hangzhou, China.
• 2012: In October, Sheena first caught the eye at the Lucknow National Junior Championships with a big win.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-08-26 . Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 . 2023-10-03 . Firstpost . en.
2. Web site: Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Indian triple-jumper Sheena Nellckal Varkey bags silver medal . 2023-10-03 . DNA India . en.
3. Web site: Nellickal Verkay SHEENA | Profile | World Athletics . 2023-10-03 . worldathletics.org.
4. Web site: Sudarshan . M . 2023-02-12 . Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023: India clinch silver, bronze in women's pole vault . 2023-10-04 . Khel Now . English.
5. News: 2018-02-01 . Triple jumper Sheena wins silver in Asian Indoor Athletics . The Times of India . 2023-10-03 . 0971-8257.
6. Web site: Scroll Staff . 2018-02-01 . Asian Indoor Athletics: Sheena Nellckal Varkey bags silver in triple jump on day one . 2023-10-03 . Scroll.in . en-US.
7. Web site: 2017 Asian Athletics Championships: India creates history, tops medal tally . JagranJosh . 11 July 2017 . 19 July 2021.
8. Web site: Sudha Singh wins gold in Asian Athletics Championships steeplechase . Hindustan Times . 8 July 2021 . 19 July 2021 . Navneet Singh.
9. Web site: Asian Athletics Championships: Sudha Singh wins gold, Dutee bags her second medal on day 3 . ESPN . 8 July 2017 . 19 July 2021 . Jonathan Selvaraj.