GURGAON: 15-year-old Lavanya Jain from Gurgaon's South City 2 dreams to emulate Dipa Karmakar's Produnova vault effectively in front of a live target audience on the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
She won the varsity state rhythmic gymnastic championship at Bhiwani remaining week and has now set her sights at the Olympics. Lavanya has additionally been decided on for the national-level championship, which is due to happen next week.
According to Lavanya, gymnastics came about to her by accident. It used to be just another co-curricular process for her till she used to be decided on for nationals when she used to be in school VII. A scholar of class XI in Suncity School, Sector 54, she offers the entire credit score to her faculty and school's gymnastic trainer Abhishek, who spotted her ability and inspired her to absorb the sport.
"My school deserves all the credit for supporting me in accomplishing my dreams. Often, I am allowed half-a-day's leave from school so that I can practice ahead of major tournaments," mentioned Lavanya. She additionally thanked her father, who has been a professional badminton participant and her mother, for his or her consistent support.
Lavanya is one of the top 10 rhythmic gymnasts in the country and is aiming to qualify for the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in 2018.
Apart from India's Dipa Karmakar, Lavanya idolises Russian gymnast Margarita Mamum. According to her, it used to be Mamum's videos on YouTube which helped her set her regimen. She used to be fortunate to meet Mamum right through the event at Dubai where she even were given the chance to coach along with her for 2 days. "The important skill I imbibed from her was the need to stay focussed and work as a team," she mentioned.
Lavanya's trainer Nidhi Mathur used to be all praise not only for her scholar but in addition for her folks. "Lavanya is a very passionate person. Not only her but her parents are equally passionate about her sport. I am sure with her determination and hard work she she will achieve greater heights," mentioned Nidhi.
"Dipa Karmakar's performance in the last Olympic was an inspiration. Perhaps one day I too will be able to successfully pull off a Produnova onthe grand stage," mentioned Lavanya.
She won the varsity state rhythmic gymnastic championship at Bhiwani remaining week and has now set her sights at the Olympics. Lavanya has additionally been decided on for the national-level championship, which is due to happen next week.
According to Lavanya, gymnastics came about to her by accident. It used to be just another co-curricular process for her till she used to be decided on for nationals when she used to be in school VII. A scholar of class XI in Suncity School, Sector 54, she offers the entire credit score to her faculty and school's gymnastic trainer Abhishek, who spotted her ability and inspired her to absorb the sport.
"My school deserves all the credit for supporting me in accomplishing my dreams. Often, I am allowed half-a-day's leave from school so that I can practice ahead of major tournaments," mentioned Lavanya. She additionally thanked her father, who has been a professional badminton participant and her mother, for his or her consistent support.
Lavanya is one of the top 10 rhythmic gymnasts in the country and is aiming to qualify for the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in 2018.
Apart from India's Dipa Karmakar, Lavanya idolises Russian gymnast Margarita Mamum. According to her, it used to be Mamum's videos on YouTube which helped her set her regimen. She used to be fortunate to meet Mamum right through the event at Dubai where she even were given the chance to coach along with her for 2 days. "The important skill I imbibed from her was the need to stay focussed and work as a team," she mentioned.
Lavanya's trainer Nidhi Mathur used to be all praise not only for her scholar but in addition for her folks. "Lavanya is a very passionate person. Not only her but her parents are equally passionate about her sport. I am sure with her determination and hard work she she will achieve greater heights," mentioned Nidhi.
"Dipa Karmakar's performance in the last Olympic was an inspiration. Perhaps one day I too will be able to successfully pull off a Produnova onthe grand stage," mentioned Lavanya.
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