Amritsar, January 9, 2012 : A top gymnast and athlete, Neha Gaikwad, who is a student of Khalsa College for Women (KCW), has been selected for the National Training Camp to be organized in Delhi. She will be part of the top gymnast from all over the country who will be getting training in the camp for their final selection to the Olympics games to be held in London in July.
A buoyant Neha said she was happy for the selection to the national camp and was hopeful to do her best for the final selection to Olympics. “This is dream come true for me. I have been working hard for the last three years and have earned numerous medals and prizes in the Inter-College, Inter-University and other national level sports events, ensuring her selection to the national camp now”. She said apart from Olympics she would also be getting training for the upcoming national and senior-national sports events.
College Principal Dr. Sukhbir Kaur Mahal said she was happy over the selection of Neha to the national camp and was hopeful that she will perform to her best for the selection to Olympic team. Dr. Mahal said Neha had been outperforming in all the events and it is no surprise that she is today selected to the camp. Neha on the other hand thanked Dr. Mahal and her coach Ritu Bala, GNDU’s Sports Director, Dr. Kanwaljit Singh and Ritu Raj Kapur for their support. She said her source of strength is also her mother Prajakta Gaikwad who herself his national level Kho-Kho player and her businessman father.
She said she hails from Pune and in search of good coaches and sports infrastructure, she has come all the way to KCW, all for the love of the game of gymnastic.
