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India’s Pranati Nayak wins bronze medal at Asian gymnastics championships

Published on 21 Jun 2022

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  • Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak won the bronze medal in the women’s vault at the Asian gymnastics championships 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
  • It was Pranati Nayak’s second medal at the Asian championships following her bronze in the 2019 edition in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
  • The 27-year-old is now the only Indian to have bagged more than one medal at the continental meet.
  • India have now won four medals – all bronze – at the Asian gymnastics championships. Ashish Kumar (men’s floor) in 2006 in Surat, India and Rio 2016 Olympian Dipa Karmakar (women’s vault) in 2015 in Hiroshima, Japan are the other winners.
  • Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Yeo Seojeong of South Korea won the gold medal. Japan's Shoko Miyata, 17, took silver with a 13.884.
Source: SarkariPariksha