Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Sports Roundup: Gymnastics Gold Haul, Tennis, Karate Record
In Hyderabad, lots of kids competed in a big gymnastics event called GymQuinn.
The home team, Gaudium School, won the most medals, 472 in total, including 174 gold.
More than 1,200 young gymnasts from 15 different states took part.
A teenager named Anugonda Sreemanya Reddy earned a spot in a big tennis tournament in Kazakhstan.
Two young tennis players, Aheel Mohammad and Kanishka Govind, also won their singles titles at an under-14 tournament in Hyderabad.
India and Spain are working together on a football programme to help kids under 14 get better coaching.
A police constable named V. Sudhakar broke 80 tiles using karate moves to set a world record.
A basketball official from Hyderabad, Norman Isaac, will be the event director for the FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup in 2026.
In faraway Reno, USA, a team called Silverbacks won a cricket trophy by a big margin.
Host Gaudium School won the GymQuinn All India Rhythmic & Artistic Gymnastics competition with 472 medals, including 174 gold, 158 silver and 140 bronze.
Hyderabad teenager Anugonda Sreemanya Reddy, 18, qualified for the main draw of the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 Astana tournament in Kazakhstan.
Telangana's Aheel Mohammad and Tamil Nadu's Kanishka Govind won the boys and girls singles titles at the AITA National Series Under-14 tennis tournament at Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in Hyderabad.
The India-Spain International Grassroots Football Development Programme for Under-14 athletes was launched in Hyderabad, ahead of Spanish teenager Arturo Perez Garcia's October visit.
V. Sudhakar set a world karate record by breaking 80 shabad tiles, while Silverbacks won the Reno Cricket Club trophy in Reno, Nevada (USA).
- Who
- Young athletes and sports officials from Hyderabad and across India, including Gaudium School gymnasts, tennis players Anugonda Sreemanya Reddy, Aheel Mohammad and Kanishka Govind, and karate record-breaker V. Sudhakar.
- What
- A roundup of sporting achievements across gymnastics, tennis, football, basketball, karate and cricket, headlined by Gaudium School's 472-medal haul at the GymQuinn All India competition.
- When
- Reported in the build-up to India's 80th Independence Day; the FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup 2026 runs August 13-23 and the Spain football programme runs from the third week of October.
- Where
- Primarily Hyderabad, India; also Astana (Kazakhstan), Ahmedabad and Reno, Nevada (USA).
- Why
- Showcasing grassroots sports development and individual athletic achievement across multiple disciplines in India.
- Top gymnastics team
- Gaudium School — 472 medals (174 gold, 158 silver, 140 bronze)
- Gymnastics runners-up
- Hyflyers Gymnastics Academy (246 medals) and Gymnora (273 medals)
- Gymnastics participants
- 1,200+ gymnasts from 15 Indian states
- Tennis qualification
- Sreemanya Reddy qualified for ITF W15 Astana main draw, beating Ximena Senties 6-3, 6-4
- U-14 tennis champions
- Aheel Mohammad (boys) and Kanishka Govind (girls)
- Basketball event
- Norman Isaac named Event Director for FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup 2026, August 13-23, Ahmedabad
- Karate record
- V. Sudhakar broke 80 shabad tiles in 3 minutes 6 seconds
- Cricket trophy
- Silverbacks beat Sparks Strikers by 114 runs in Reno, USA