Who is Pranati Nayak? Wiki, Biography, Height, Age, Family & Facts About Gymnast

She is the sole gymnast representative of India in Tokyo. She failed to give her best in the Olympics and scored only 42.565 scores. She came in the 79th position among 80 gymnasts. Her coach Minara Begum was very disappointed with her non-seriousness towards the Olympics. 

Pranati was born in Pingla, West Bengal, India on April 06, 1995. She relocated to Kolkata to pursue her gymnastic career. She lives with her coach Minara Begum, who always treated her as her own daughter. 

The old image of Pranati Nayak (in the middle) with her friends

Pranati Nayak’s wiki

Pranati Nayak Wikipedia – Nayak was born to Sumanta Nayak (father) and her mother. In an interview, she said that her father is a bus driver. After the retirement of her father, she wanted to take care of the family as a son. She has posted images with her mother but has not disclosed their names. 

Pranati Nayak and her father Sumanta Nayak

She enjoyed her childhood with her two sisters named Jayati Nayak and Tapti Nayak. Both sisters always supported her in her gymnastics career. Pranati believes in the Hinduism religion. According to Wikipedia, she belongs to the Brahmins caste. 

Pranati Nayak with her mother

Pranati is a young, beautiful, and successful gymnast. She often utilizes her time to sharpening her skills and practices Gymnastics. She wanted to win a Gold medal for the country in the International gymnastics competition. 

Pranati Nayak and her coach Lakhan Sharma

Nayak was just 8 years old kid when she came to Minara Begum. Minara taught her gymnastics for the last 18 years and made her the best player to represent India in World Championships. She took part in various gymnastic competitions.

Pranati Nayak is a Gymnast

In 2019, she joined the 2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Nayak did a great performance in Vault and won a Bronze medal. She performed her sub-junior national in 2004. Apart from gymnastics, she also worked for Chittaranjan Locomotive Works at Kolkata, India. 

Pranati Nayak won the first Sub Junior National 2004

Pranati was practicing a lot for the Asian Gymnastics Championships 2021. Later, the championship was canceled because of the Coronavirus. Afterward, she participated in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 or 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. It is organizing from 23 July 2021 to 08 August 2021. 

Pranati Nayak participated in ‘Olympic Games Tokyo 2020’

As per the reports, she only recorded 42.565 scores in four categories, which are a balance beam, vault, floor exercise, and uneven bars at the Ariake Gymnastic center held on 25 July 2021 (Sunday). She scored 9.433 on the balance beam, 13.466 on the vault, 10.633 on the floor, and 9.033 on uneven bars. She loses the tournament and was unable to make her position in the top 24 gymnasts. She is the sole gymnast from India at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Pranati Nayak will compete at #Tokyo2020 by virtue of the continental quota, and will be India's only gymnast at the Games. (Photo source: Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 for India) pic.twitter.com/JajxbwXTrx

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2021

Minara said that she was very disappointed with her fall. She trained her for the last 18 years but two months ago, she was replaced with a new coach named Lakhan Sharma for Nayak. Begum added that Nayak was not serious about the Olympics and was busy in her photo session. 

Pranati Nayak with her coach Minara Begum

Minara was so disheartened and said that she only did one vault in Tokyo Olympics and on the other hand, she always does 2 vaults. She was so disappointed and said that:-

I conveyed my best wishes to Pranati before the game. I don’t want to talk to her because she disappoints me with her non-seriousness in the Olympics”

Pranati Nayak at beachPranati often goes to the beachside with her family. She likes to play with soft toys and also owns a big teddy bear. 

Pranati Nayak often plays with soft toysShe practices Yoga during the lockdown.Nayak has attended many premieres and events in different cities. 

Pranati Nayak practices yogaBeing an animal lover, she helps stray dogs and also has a pet dog. She mostly spends time with her friends and sisters. 

Pranati Nayak is an animal loverThe famous gymnast loves to travel to different cities and foreign countries. She does several exercises such as rope climbing and others to make her muscles strong.

Pranati Nayak loves travelingShe met her ideal named Dipa Karmakar, who is the first-ever female gymnast at Olympics in Rio 2016.Pranati Nayak celebrates many festivals at home such as Diwali, Holi, and others.