Sixteen countries are featuring in the World Cup series event this year across two days of qualification with the top eight teams athletes on each apparatus heading to the finals. The 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and 2-14 Asian Games bronze medallist Ashish Kumar will also feature in the men's vault event final round tomorrow after he finished sixth in the qualifying round. He is still in the fray for the final round of the parallel bars tomorrow. In other events, Rakesh Patra finished fourth in the men's rings event. In all the other international events, she could not go beyond the qualification stage.Īruna will also contest in the final round of the floor event tomorrow. Her best international performance before today's feat was the sixth place finish at the 2017 Asian Championships vault event. This was Aruna's first international medal through she has taken part at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Asian Games and the 2017 Asian Championships. #JaiHind #vandemataram ? #ArunaBuddaReddy #girlpower pic.twitter."Aruna is now the first and the only Indian to have won a medal in the World Cup and we are proud of her," Shantikumar Singh, secretary of a faction of Gymnastics Federation of India, told PTI.ĭipa Karmakar, who finished fourth in the 2016 Rio Olympics in women's vault event, has won a bronze each in the Asian Championships and 2014 Commonwealth Games but not at the level of a World Cup. This is a landmark achievement and Aruna has done our country proud #PresidentKovindĪruna Budda Reddy creates history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup.She won Bronze at #GymnasticsWorldCup 2018.Ĭongratulations girl. Many congratulations to Aruna Budda Reddy for creating history and clinching bronze in women's vault at #GymnasticsWorldCup /YkWCgGp1A2Ĭongratulations to Aruna Reddy for giving India its first medal in the Gymnastics World Cup. With the stellar win, congratulations were in tow for the winner. More sports News: Aruna Budda Reddy, the first Indian gymnast to clinch an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup, alleged on Thursday that she was videographed w Top Searches Commonwealth. The 22-year-old Reddy, who hails from Hyderabad, scored 13.649 average points to win the bronze at the Hisense Arena. Even before leaving for this competition, Dipa had motivated me by telling me to give my best shot and not to feel the pressure”. Melbourne: Aruna Budda Reddy on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup as she clinched a bronze in the womens vault event here.
We treat each other as sisters and are close friends.
We are each other's support system during training and competition time. “We have been training together since 2011. Indian gymnastics is synonyms to Dipa, but now people will know that there's Aruna Reddy as well. “Every medal I will win is dedicated to my father. In a telephonic interview with TOI, Aruna shared her immediate thoughts. So proud of you Aruna!! Congratulations on your outstanding achievement! ? #Gymnastics #Gymnasticsworldcup #Bronze #India
However, the pro was quick to congratulate Aruna for this historic win. The Vault has previously been made famous by Dipa Karmakar, who is not participating this year owing to a knee injury. WAG Vault Medal Ceremony ? #GymnasticsWorldCup #MelbWC18 #VisitVictoria #VisitMelbourne /Hozv3xcsHX She registered a score of 13.369 points in the Women's Vault event. Today, she has carved history by winning a bronze medal and getting India its first world cup medal. 2 she was started her career in sports at age of 3 in karate and was black belt at the age of 8. She has an elder sister, Pavani Reddy, a Company Secretary. Her father enrolled her in an academy in Hyderabad when she was just eight years old and that marked the beginning of her relationship with sports. Aruna Reddy was born in Hyderabad, Telangana to Subadhra and Narayana Reddy, an accountant. However, Aruna Reddy was not meant for the obvious choices. For a former black belt and a Karate trainer, gymnastics is not always the natural choice.