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Kshipra Joshi

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Kshipra Joshi
Full nameKshipra Joshi
Country representedIndia
Born1994
HometownMumbai
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Former coach(es)Varsha Upadhye
RetiredYes

Kshipra Joshi (born 1994, in Mumbai) is a former Indian rhythmic gymnast who competed in the 2010 World Gymnastics Championships[1] as well as in the 2010 commonwealth games for India.[2][3] Kshipra now a coach at Premier rhythmic gymnastics academy. She is also recognised as an International level judge by the International Gymnastics Federation. She made and holds a Guinness World Record for 18 rotations in a '180-degree balance position' in one minute, the record was made on 21 March 2011 on the set of Guinness World Records - Ab India Todega in Mumbai.[2] She was awarded the "Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Puraskar" in March 2011 by the Government of Maharashtra.[4][5]

Education

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Kshipra Joshi received her secondary education from the Balmohan Vidyamandir, located in Shivaji Park. Followed by a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. She decided to further follow her passion in sports by pursuing a post graduate diploma in sports management from the International Institute of Sports Management, Mumbai.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kshipra Joshi profile at the International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Most rotations in a 180-degree balance position in one minute: Record at Guinness World Records. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ Profile Archived 27 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine at the Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Article in Loksatta (21 January 2014). (Marathi). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ^ Ansari, Humaira, Deep, Sharad and Singh, Navneet (14 August 2016). Young gymnasts practice hard, but don’t have it easy. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ Spruha Joshi and Her Husband: How They Met and In Loved? (13 April 2017). miner8.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

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