Leading gymnast Pranati Nayak, who would be the lone Indian to compete on the upcoming Olympic Games, has the “competitors mind-set to face out in large occasions”, feels top gymnast Dipa Karmakar.
“Everyone works hard. But Pranati’s competition mindset stands out. Even if she used to take breaks in training, she would be up to speed with us in no time. She does her best in competitions,” Dipa advised Olympics.com
“I do know Pranati since 2010. I met her once I had gone for a camp to Kolkata. Since 2014, 4 of us — Pranati Nayak, Pranati Das, Aruna Reddy and I — have been within the nationwide camp collectively. Not solely did we bond very nicely, however we pushed one another [too],” she said.
“We had that hunger to do something. In the last few years, the four of us have been competing at international competitions regularly. No junior has been able to push us out yet.”
Dipa mentioned she was upset at not with the ability to make it to the Olympics, however that she was completely satisfied that Pranati was representing the nation.
“Of course, I’d be happier if I used to be additionally going to the Tokyo Olympics too. But I’m very completely satisfied for Pranati and as a senior, very pleased with her,” she said.
Pranati had won a bronze at the Asian Artistic Gymnastic Championships in 2019, and that made her eligible for the continental quota as the 9th Senior Asian Championships was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2016, Karmakar had become the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, and the 27-year-old from Agartala says that an Indian female gymnast featuring in the second consecutive Olympics is a “big achievement”.
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