Twists, vaults and somersaults Dipa Karmakar's qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is an immense boost for the growing gymnastics community in India. Despite the lack of infrastructure and administrators' disinterest in nourishing the sport, gymnastics is gaining popularity, find Gargi Gupta and Marisha Karwa

Varsha Upadhye, rhythmic gymnastics coach and a judge at international competitions, estimates that the number of children taking to gymnastics has increased by 25 per cent in the last decade. Besides this, says Future Fit's director Vitika S Banerjee, schools, especially ones like the Excelsio...

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Published inDNA. Sunday
Main Authors Gargi Gupta; Marisha Karwa gargigupta, Gupta, Gargi, Marisha Karwa gargigupta
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Diligent Media Corporation, Ltd., DNA - Research, Archives & Syndication 22.05.2016
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Gymnastics
Schools
Sports facilities
Mumbai India
India
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Summary:Varsha Upadhye, rhythmic gymnastics coach and a judge at international competitions, estimates that the number of children taking to gymnastics has increased by 25 per cent in the last decade. Besides this, says Future Fit's director Vitika S Banerjee, schools, especially ones like the Excelsior American School, have started to include gymnastics to differentiate themselves from established schools.