Bishweshwar Nandi

Bishweshwar Nandi
Nandi receiving the 2016 Dronacharya Award for gymnastics
Personal information
Born	(1961-12-14) 14 December 1961 (age 63) Tripura, Indian Union Territory
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	India
Awards	Dronacharya Award (2016)

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]}

Nandi was born in a Bengali family in Tripura, India.

See also

• Gymnastics in India
• Dronacharya Award
• Tripura

References

1. Sarangi, Y. B. "Bishweshwar Nandi: 'Tokyo 2020 a big challenge'". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
2. Paul, Soumyadeep (20 August 2016). "The Maverick Coach Bishweshwar Nandi". The SportsRush. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
3. The need is to make kids start gymnastics at a young age: Bishweshwar Nandi, written by Nitin Sharma, 17 February 2018, The Indian Express.
4. 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.
5. "Double joy for Dipa Karmakar as coach Bishweshwar Nandi gets Dronacharya award". The Indian Express. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
6. "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.