Gymnastics in India
| Gymnastics in India | |
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Gymnastics in Delhi | |
| Country | India |
| Governing body | Gymnastics Federation of India |
| National team | India |
Gymnastics came of age in India, when at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Ashish Kumar won the first-ever medal in gymnastics, he won a bronze medal.[1] However, soon after the win, the President of the Gymnastics Federation of India asked Ashish's Chief Coach from the Soviet Union, Vladimir Chertkov: "Is this all that you can deliver, a bronze?" The comment was widely reported in the press.
Later, the coach revealed that "In August 2009, we had no equipment. Ashish trained on hard floor till February 2010, and then we got equipment around 20 years old." Also, the Federation announced that no Indian team would travel to Rotterdam for the World Championships in October, which meant that Indian gymnasts automatically would not qualify as a team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "I could have got gold had equipment arrived earlier: CWG medallist Ashish". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2010.
- ↑ Swamy, V Narayan (9 October 2010). "Officials ask Ashish's coach: Only a bronze?". The Times of India.
- ↑ "No Worlds for India: Coach Blasts Federation". International Gymnast Magazine. 10 October 2010.
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