Kshipra Joshi (born 1994, in

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) is a former Indian rhythmic gymnast who competed in the 2010

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Kshipra Joshi profile
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. Retrieved 3 October 2017. as well as in the 2010 commonwealth games for India.Most rotations in a 180-degree balance position in one minute
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. Retrieved 4 October 2017. Kshipra now a coach at Premier rhythmic gymnastics academy. She is also recognised as an International level judge by the

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. She made and holds a ''

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'' for 18 rotations in a '180-degree balance position' in one minute, the record was made on 21 March 2011 on the set of '' Guinness World Records - Ab India Todega'' in

. She was awarded the "Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Puraskar" in March 2011 by the

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. Ansari, Humaira, Deep, Sharad and Singh, Navneet (14 August 2016).
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Education

Kshipra Joshi received her secondary education from the

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, located in

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. Followed by a

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degree in

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from

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, Mumbai. She decided to further follow her passion in sports by pursuing a post graduate

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from the International Institute of Sports Management, Mumbai.

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