Gymnast Aruna Reddy clinches two gold medals in Cairo

Hyderabad gymnast Buddhar Aruna Reddy clinched two medals in the Haraohs Cup international artistic tournament, held in Cairo, Egypt on Monday.

The 25-year-old Hyderabad gymnast, who earlier had created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win a medal in a World Cup with a bronze in 2018 in Melbourne, clinched the top honours in floor and the vault



event.

Aruna had suffered an ACL tear in the right leg and underwent a surgery in November 2019, recovered recently and returned to the international competition recently. The gritty gymnast, despite the career-threatening injury, worked hard with coach Manoj Rana in New Delhi before recovering fully to return to competition.