Gymnastics Federation of India announced the Indian team for the Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics
Championships
It is to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from
June 19 to 22.
The four men and four women senior gymnasts
selected for the prestigious tournament after Sports Authority of India (SAI)
agreed to GFI’s proposal of holding open trials at IG Stadium.
Men team comprises Rakesh Kumar Patra (rings and
parallel bars), Yogeshwar Singh (floor and vault), Debang Dey (pommel horse)
and Arik Dey (horizontal bar).
Pranati Nayak (vault and beam), Shraddha Talekar
(uneven bars), Pranati Das (beam) and Papiya Das (floor) are the women’s team
players,.
The Championships will be International debut
for Debang Dey in men’s category Papiya Das in women’s section category
This competition also be extremely important
exposure to the Gymnasts prior to the 2019 World Championships.
It is the qualifying for the 2020 Olympics.
About
Gymnastics in India
Ashish Kumar won the first-ever bronze medal in
gymnastics
Karmakar the Indian gymnast to qualify for a
final stage at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
