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Bishweshwar Nandi 
Summary
Bishweshwar Nandi is an Indian gymnastics coach.[1][2][3] He was also a prolific gymnast himself.[2][4] He was trained by Dalip Singh.[1] 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.[4] 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.[1][4][5] His wife, Soma Nandi, is also a gymnastics coach.[1][3][4]
Bishweshwar Nandi | |
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 Nandi receiving the Dronacharya Award for the year 2016 for Gymnastics | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Gymnastics coach |
| Spouse | Soma Nandi |
| Awards | Dronacharya Award (2016) |
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- ^ a b c d Sarangi, Y. B. "Bishweshwar Nandi: 'Tokyo 2020 a big challenge'". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b Paul, Soumyadeep (20 August 2016). "The Maverick Coach Bishweshwar Nandi". The SportsRush. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b The need is to make kids start gymnastics at a young age: Bishweshwar Nandi, written by Nitin Sharma, 17 February 2018, The Indian Express.
- ^ a b c d Burman, Partho (11 June 2016). "She gave her foot to her detractors and now she is a Champion". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Double joy for Dipa Karmakar as coach Bishweshwar Nandi gets Dronacharya award". The Indian Express. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "National Sports Day: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award". India.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.