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While Pranati already has a World Cup bronze from Antalya this year, and is headed to another World Cup series in September, the training-competition balance has had to be carefully managed at her Bhubaneswar base.

After three podium finishes at continental level, gymnast Pranati Nayak braces for Chinese challenge on vault ahead of Asian Games

July 21, 2025 10:01 pm

The gymnastics powerhouse next door hasn't been too dominant on the apparatus, but that's changing and prompting more hard work from India's best vaulter

Untethered, the Russian athlete performs swinging on a high bar in his gymnastics jumpsuit (Image source: @CollinRugg/Instagram)

'Deathwish madness': Russian daredevil performs gymnastics under hot air balloon without parachute; watch

June 23, 2025 10:58 am

The viral video shows Sergey Boytsov, 30, swinging on a high bar under the hot air balloon in his gymnastics jumpsuit.

simone biles was seen crawling before her final vault

Gymnastics: Simone Biles admits aging concern and unlikely participation at LA 2028 Olympics

April 23, 2025 8:29 pm

Biles admitted that her body felt old at the Paris Olympics. The American gymnast won three gold medals and a silver last year

Double World Cup vault medallist gymnast Pranati Nayak still struggling to emerge from Dipa Karmakar's shadow

April 03, 2025 8:58 pm

With her second World Cup medal in the event in which the Rio Olympics fourth-place finisher made her name, West Bengal gymnast trying to carve her own niche

Dipa Karmakar interview: 'Those who called me a buffalo trying gymnastics had to receive me at the airport with bouquets after medal'

October 12, 2024 7:31 pm

Dipa Karmakar was told she couldn't be a good gymnast - she responded with CWG bronze. And then she was told she was too old to win - her answer, a gold.

Why gymnast Simone Biles crawled before nailing her vault at the Paris Olympics

September 25, 2024 6:06 pm

Are the repetitive, coordinated movements of crawling helpful for your body? Let's find out from experts

Yaqin Zhou won a silver medal in the Women’s Balance Beam (Image source: @Jamin2g/X)

'Adorable': Chinese gymnast Yaqin Zhou's 'medal-biting' moment at Paris Olympics wins hearts. Watch

August 08, 2024 3:42 pm

Yaqin Zhou won a silver medal in the Women’s Balance Beam, beating legends Simone Biles and Rebecca Andrade.

Bigg Boss 9 couple Keith Sequeira, Rochelle Rao make their 7-month old try toddler gymnastics; netizens say, 'torturing baby from birth'

May 16, 2024 11:30 am

Inappropriate or excessive hanging can lead to strain on the baby's joints and muscles, so it is crucial to approach such activities with caution, said Dr Jagdish Kathwate, consultant neonatologist and paediatrician, Motherhood Hospital Kharadi Pune

‘Initially I was sad’: Taunted for age, asked to retire, Dipa Karmakar wins National Championships All Around title in Gymnastics

January 07, 2024 6:11 pm

She opens up on ageism, perception after doping scandal, and how gymnastics has become her life.

Pranati Nayak is India's only artistic gymnast at Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games.

Asian Games: Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak averages 12.716 on vault to top subdivision 1

September 25, 2023 11:20 am

Pranati had averaged 12.733 on the vault at the Asian Championships in June, but will need to haul up her scores on both vaults, and drag herself out of mistakes, to get into medal contention should she make the final on September 28.