India Gymnastics Team News

Former national coach Minara Begum, who is also the mentor of Tokyo-bound athlete Pranati Nayak, is vexed by the decision of dropping her from the Olympic contingent. Even after retiring from SAI, she has been working closely with Pranati and was her coach at the 2019 Asian Gymnastics Championship.

Tokyo-bound gymnast Pranati Nayak stated that her full focus is now on bagging a medal at the Olympics. The SAI (Sports Authority of India) eastern region has given her special permission to train at their centre, in Kolkata to prepare herself for the upcoming mega-event that begins on July 23.

India’s dismal run at the 49th World Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, continued with none of the men gymnasts qualifying for the finals in both the all-around and individual events. On Saturday, Indian women had also failed to qualify for the finals of the individual events.

Indian women had a dismal outing at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany as none of the Indian women could qualify for the finals of individual events. In the women's all-round qualification, Pranati Nayak and Pranati Das finished 127th and 132nd respectively.