Occupation
Athlete
Education
Accounting - St Mary's College: Hyderabad, IND
Spoken languages
Hindi, Telugu, English
Coach
Manoj Rana
Other sports
She holds a black belt in karate. (shethepeople.tv, 26 Feb 2018)
Injuries
She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her right knee after landing badly in the first round of the vault competition at the 2018 World Cup event in Cottbus, Germany. She underwent surgery in January 2019, and required a second surgery in November the same year. (siasat.com, 30 Aug 2021; hindustantimes.com, 09 May 2020; sportstar.thehindu.com, 10 Apr 2020; thebridge.in, 11 Feb 2019)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age seven.
Reason for taking up the sport
She initially tried karate, but looking at her flexibility, her father motivated her to take up gymnastics. "I practised karate for three to four years, earning myself a black belt. I didn't like gymnastics initially. But he kept saying I'm good at it. Then the gold medals in nationals started coming. I started loving the sport and its movements. After every hard day, there was a medal as prize."
Milestones
She became the first Indian gymnast to finish on the podium at a World Cup event when she placed third in the vault in 2018 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (fig-gymnastics.com, 26 Feb 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Sep 2021)
Ambitions
Outside of sports, she wants to become an accountant. (deccanchronicle.com, 02 Mar 2018)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in vault at the 2018 World Cup in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (shethepeople.tv, 26 Feb 2018)
Hero / Idol
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, US gymnast McKayla Maroney. (indianexpress.com, 25 Feb 2018)
Most influential person in career
Her father. (deccanchronicle.com, 15 Feb 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Practice makes perfect." (indianexpress.com, 25 Feb 2018)
Additional information
COMMONWEALTH COMEBACK
She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, four years after being ineligible to compete at the 2010 edition in Delhi, India, because she was too young. "I wanted to be part of the Commonwealth Games in 2010, I had even qualified, but because I was underage [age 14], I couldn't take part. Right after that I started training for the next Commonwealth Games." (deccanchronicle.com, 20 Jun 2014)
SUPPORT
Her father Narayan Reddy sold his house to help her become a gymnast. He passed away in 2012. She competed at the 2012 Senior National Championships in Udaipur, India, a few months after his death, winning gold in vault and beam. "I told my father that since he had sacrificed so much for my training, I was not going to settle for anything less than gold. Life was very cosy as long as my father was around. After my father's death, I lost my focus for a week or so. I didn't know what to do and even contemplated quitting the sport. But my sister and brother-in-law took care of me and provided me the support which I needed then." (bookofachievers.com, 14 Aug 2020; thehansindia.com, 05 Jan 2019; dnaindia.com, 18 Apr 2012)
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