NEW DELHI: A National Gymnastics Academy will be launched at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex here next month.
Sports Complex administrator Manjushree Dayanand told the Deccan Herald that BS Nandi, coach to Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar will be the high performance expert at the academy. He will be assisted by chief national coach Gurdayal Singh Bawa and three other coaches. The academy aims to nurture gymnasts aged 8-22 years for elite competitions through a network of coaches, physical fitness and conditioning trainers as well as recovery and rehabilitation experts. The stadium has been regularly hosting national coaching camps.
The programme, which will have a strong focus on sports science and sports medicine, has roped in well known orthopaedic surgeon Dr Anant Joshi as well.
“We will be looking at every aspect to make it a world class academy. Be it the fitness centre, the strength and conditioning equipment, rehabilitation, recovery, ice-bath, sauna or the jacuzzi, all will be a part of the top notch academy. We will also have a modern kitchen at par with the facilities of five star hotels. The food will be served in portions, and according to the requirement of a particular athlete,” Dayanand added.
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