Maharashtra’s Sudhakar Shetty has been elected as the president of the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI). He succeeds Jaspal Singh Kandhari. The elections were held with Justice P K Bhasin (Retired Judge of Delhi High Court) acting as the Returning Officer in the presence of H S Bhadu, IOA Observer and R K Saxena, Government Observer.
Elected office-bearers
- Sudhakar Shetty – President
- Shantikumar Singh – General secretary
- Gian Singh – Treasurer
- Riyaz Bhati – Vice President
- Ranjeet Vasava and Anil Mishra – Joint Secretaries
- Makarand Joshi – Executive Member
Facts About Gymnastics
- Gymnastics is one of the oldest sports in the world, dating back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks.
- Gymnastics were introduced at the 1896 Olympics.
- The first woman to win the World Gymnastics Competition was Marcia Frederick.
- In the Olympics only men can compete in the Rings, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bars, and Pommel Horse.
- In the Olympics only women can compete in the Balance Beam and Uneven Bars.
- Ashish Kumar won the first-ever medal (Bronze) for India in gymnastics at the 2010 common wealth games.
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