Bishweshwar Nandi Explained
Bishweshwar Nandi is an Indian gymnastics coach.[1] [2] [3] He was also a prolific gymnast himself.[4] He was trained by Dalip Singh. Nandi had been five times National Champion in gymnastics, represented the country in 12 instances and led the Indian gymnastics team six times as captain. He won Dronacharya Award in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to Indian gymnastics as a coach.[5] [6] Dipa Karmakar is one of the most successful students of Nandi. His wife, Soma Nandi, is also a gymnastics coach.
Nandi was born in a Bengali family in Tripura, India.
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References
- Web site: Sarangi. Y. B.. Bishweshwar Nandi: ‘Tokyo 2020 a big challenge'. 2020-08-06. Sportstar. en.
- Web site: Paul. Soumyadeep. 2016-08-20. The Maverick Coach Bishweshwar Nandi. 2020-08-06. The SportsRush. en-US.
- The need is to make kids start gymnastics at a young age: Bishweshwar Nandi, written by Nitin Sharma, 17 February 2018, The Indian Express.
- Web site: She gave her foot to her detractors and now she is a Champion. 2022-10-08. www.theweekendleader.com. Partho. Burman. 11 June 2016. en.
- Web site: 2016-10-12. Double joy for Dipa Karmakar as coach Bishweshwar Nandi gets Dronacharya award. 2020-08-06. The Indian Express. en.
- Web site: 2016-08-29. National Sports Day: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. 2020-08-06. India.com. en.
