Rakesh Patra is eyeing a place at the Rio Olympics, if he performs well in the upcoming World Gymnastics Championships at Glasgow, beginning October 23.
Rakesh qualified for the world meet after securing the top position in the All India trials at New Delhi. Three other gymnasts along with Rakesh have also qualified for Glasgow: Ashis Kumar, Sidharth Verma and Dipa Karmakar. In the men’s competition, Rakesh scored 81.90 points in the all-around during the trials to qualify while Ashis and Sidhartha achieved scores of 80.55 and 80.10 points respectively.
Rakesh Patra hopes to become the first gymnast from India to compete in an Olympic competition They are training under coach Ashok Kumar Mishra
Best of Luck Rakesh!
Rakesh qualified for the world meet after securing the top position in the All India trials at New Delhi. Three other gymnasts along with Rakesh have also qualified for Glasgow: Ashis Kumar, Sidharth Verma and Dipa Karmakar. In the men’s competition, Rakesh scored 81.90 points in the all-around during the trials to qualify while Ashis and Sidhartha achieved scores of 80.55 and 80.10 points respectively.
Rakesh Patra hopes to become the first gymnast from India to compete in an Olympic competition They are training under coach Ashok Kumar Mishra
Best of Luck Rakesh!
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