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Kovind lauds Aruna Reddy for bagging bronze in World Gymnastics

with her bronze medal at Aruna Reddy finished at the third spot with the score of 13.649 after her two…

Kovind lauds Aruna Reddy for bagging bronze in World Gymnastics

Indian gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy with her bronze medal at Gymnastics World Cup 2018. (Photo: Twitter)

with her bronze medal at Aruna Reddy finished at the third spot with the score of 13.649 after her two attempts on Saturday.

The president wrote in a tweet; “Congratulations to Aruna Reddy for giving India its first medal in the Gymnastics World Cup. This is a landmark achievement and Aruna has done our country proud”.

While Aruna finished third, Slovania’s Tjasa Kysslef won the gold medal with a score of 13.800 and Australia’s Emily Whitehead bagged the silver with a score 13.699 in the finals.

Other than Aruna, another Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak finished at the sixth spot with a score of 13.416.

In the finale of Gymnastics World Cup 2018, Aruna’s first attempt was great when she chose a difficulty level of 4.600. In the first attempt, she scored 9.066 on execution– giving her a total of 13.666.

However, in the second attempt, Aruna chose the higher difficulty (4.800) but could only manage an execution score of 8.833. Her total score reached 13.633.

Aruna’s final score was 13.648 after taking the aggregate of her two attempts.

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