Pranati Nayak selected for 2026 Asian Games

Olympian Pranati Nayak has been selected as the sole Indian gymnast to represent the country at the 20th Asian Games, scheduled to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026.

Nayak, who trains at the Odisha AM/NS India Gymnastics High-Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar, will compete in the Women’s Vault and Women’s All-Around artistic gymnastics events. Her selection follows several high-profile achievements, including a silver medal in the Women’s Vault at the 2026 FIG World Challenge Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

A former Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Nayak has maintained a consistent presence in international competition, with recent accolades including bronze medals at the 2025 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the FIG Apparatus World Cup.