Dipa, Pranati, Rakesh & Gaurav win multiple medals at nationals

Bhubaneswar: Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championship culminated with country’s top gymnasts putting up brilliant performances at the newly built Gymnastics Centre at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.Railways’ Pranati Das had a memorable Day 3 as she clinched double gold (uneven bars and floor exercise) apart from finishing second in the all-around women’s category. Her teammate Pranati Nayak clinched two medals, winning gold in vault and bronze in balance beam.Meanwhile, Tripura’s star gymnast Dipa Karmakar, bagged a total of three medals — gold (all-around), silver (vault) and silver (uneven bars) in the women’s competition.Odisha’s Rakesh Kumar Patra capped off the championship with double gold (all-around and rings), silver in parallel bars and bronze in the horizontal bar.Gaurav Kumar from Services also won as many as four medals in the national championship. Apart from bronze in all-around, he clinched gold in floor exercise and two silver medals in parallel bars and horizontal bar.ineel Krishna, Sports & Youth Services Secretary, Odisha, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of the closing ceremony. Also, in attendance were Sudhir Mital, President, Gymnastics Federation of India and officials from Odisha Gymnastics Association and AM/NS India. tnn