Aruna Reddy

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{{short description|Indian artistic gymnast}}
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'''Budda Aruna Reddy''' (born 25 December 1995) is an Indian female [[artistic gymnast]], representing at international competitions. She won bronze medal in 2018 World Cup Gymnastics in women's vault event in Melbourne. She created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a medal at Gymnastics World Cup. She competed at world championships, including the [[2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] in Antwerp, Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Aruna Budda Reddy|url=http://www.longinestiming.com/#!/gymnastics/Competition/00000C0001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF/GG/2013|work=longinestiming.com|date= |accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> She is supported by [[GoSports Foundation]] through the [[Rahul Dravid]] athlete mentorship programme

==Early life==
Aruna Reddy was born in Hyderabad, Telangana to Subadhra and Narayana Reddy, an accountant. She has an elder sister, Pavani Reddy, a Company Secretary.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/fathers-commitment-helps-aruna-clinch-top-honours/articleshow/63060119.cms Aruna Budda Reddy: Father's commitment helps Aruna clinch top honours | More sports News - Times of India]</ref> She completed her Intermediate from St Mary's Junior College, [[Basheerbagh]] in 2013<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/020318/budda-aruna-reddy-treasure-in-the-vault.html|title=Budda Aruna Reddy, treasure in the vault|date=2018-03-02|work=deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en}}</ref> and [[B.Com]] from [[St. Mary's College, Hyderabad]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hyderabadi-gymnast-vaults-into-big-league/article22847406.ece|title=Hyderabadi gymnast vaults into big league|last=Subrahmanyam|first=V. v|date=2018-02-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She has black belt in [[karate]] and was a trainer until she joined gymnastics.

==Early Gymnastics Career==
When Aruna Reddy was five years old, her father pulled her out of karate and enrolled her in gymnastics, when he spotted that she had the flexibility and build for a gymnast. Her father then enrolled Aruna under the tutelage of coaches, Swarnalatha and Ravinder at the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], Hyderabad.

Swarnalatha's husband Giriraj took Aruna under his wings after noticing her talent. Giriraj died in an accident in 2008 and Aruna has since been training under coach Brij Kishore with whom she won medals at three [[National Games of India]].

==International Gymnastics career==
Aruna participated in the World Championships in 2013, 2014 2017, & 2019 at Antwerp, Nanning, Montreal, & Stuttgart respectively, but failed to progress beyond the qualifying rounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/aruna-budda-reddy-all-you-need-to-know-about-indias-first-gymnastics-world-cup-medallist-4366217.html|title=Aruna Budda Reddy: All you need to know about India's first Gymnastics World Cup medallist - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref>

===World cup bronze medal===
She competed at the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup and created history after becoming the first Indian to win a medal in an individual event at the Gymnastics World Cup by claiming a bronze medal in the women's individual vault event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.sportskeeda.com/gymnastics/gymnastics-world-cup-2018-aruna-reddy-wins-bronze-medal-for-india-in-vault|title=Gymnastics World Cup 2018: Aruna Reddy wins bronze medal for India in vault|date=2018-02-24|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/aruna-budda-reddy-clinches-bronze-at-2018-gymnastics-world-cup-1176767-2018-02-24|title=Aruna Budda Reddy clinches bronze at 2018 Gymnastics World Cup|date=2018-02-24|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>

Aruna dedicated her win to her late father who inspired her to realize her potential. She received ₹2 crore cash award from the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]],<ref>[https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-announces-rs-2-cr-prize-money-for-gymnast-aruna KCR announces Rs 2 cr prize money for gymnast Aruna]</ref> [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] for her feat.

Aruna has won Two Gold Medals in the Table vault and Floor Events in the EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS CUP 2021, held in Cairo, Egypt from 17th – 19th December, 2021.

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[[Category:Sportswomen from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Indian female artistic gymnasts]]
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[[Category:Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
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[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
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