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| image = Shri Bishweshwar Nandi receiving the Dronacharya Award for the year 2016 for Gymnastics.jpg<br />
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| caption = Nandi receiving the 2016 [[Dronacharya Award]] for gymnastics<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|12|14|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Tripura]], Indian Union Territory<br />
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| awards = [[Dronacharya Award]] (2016)<br />
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'''Bishweshwar Nandi''' is an Indian [[gymnastics]] coach.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Sarangi|first=Y. B.|title=Bishweshwar Nandi: ‘Tokyo 2020 a big challenge'|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/bishweshwar-nandi-tokyo-2020-a-big-challenge/article17248976.ece|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Paul|first=Soumyadeep|date=2016-08-20|title=The Maverick Coach Bishweshwar Nandi|url=https://thesportsrush.com/maverick-coach-bishweshwar-nandi/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=The SportsRush|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":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.</ref> He was also a prolific gymnast himself.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=She gave her foot to her detractors and now she is a Champion|url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/2449/flattening-a-myth.html|access-date=2022-10-08|website=www.theweekendleader.com|first=Partho|last=Burman|date=11 June 2016|language=en}}</ref> He was trained by [[Dalip Singh (gymnastics coach)|Dalip Singh]].<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":4" /> He won [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2016 for his outstanding contribution to Indian gymnastics as a coach.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2016-10-12|title=Double joy for Dipa Karmakar as coach Bishweshwar Nandi gets Dronacharya award|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/double-joy-for-dipa-karmakar-as-coach-bishweshwar-nandi-gets-dronacharya-award-3002903/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-29|title=National Sports Day: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/national-sports-day-pv-sindhu-sakshi-malik-dipa-karmakar-and-jitu-rai-conferred-with-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-1442550/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=India.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Dipa Karmakar]] is one of the most successful students of Nandi.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> His wife, Soma Nandi, is also a gymnastics coach.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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Nandi was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family in [[Tripura]], India.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Gymnastics in India]]<br />
* [[Dronacharya Award]]<br />
* [[Tripura]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Sports links}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian male artistic gymnasts]]<br />
[[Category:Indian gymnastics coaches]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tripura]]<br />
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