Name: Aryanna Shetty
Name in Chinese/Tamil Character:
Year of birth: 2006
Height: 161 cm
Current School: Methodist Girls School
Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: 7 years old. I was interested in the sport.
First Club: Tanglin Trust school team
First Coach: Laura
Current Club: National Training Centre
Current Coach: Zhang Zhen & Zhao Qun
Favourite apparatus: Bars
Favourite skill: Front giants
Most difficult skill to learn so far: Double twist
Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded:
Major Sporting Achievements:
Sporting motto or saying: Don’t give up
Most admired sports person: Michael Oher
Who is your favourite gymnast and why? Listunova Viktoria, she’s good and her lines are nice.
Favourite music: Pop and indie music
Favourite movie: 10 things I hate about you
My favourite local dish: Kaya Toast
My main support group: My family and friends
If I was not an athlete, I would like to be... A surgeon/ cake decorator/ baker
Top 3 items in my bucket list includes...
- climbing a mountain
- travelling the world by myself
- working with dolphins
I love to hang out at... because... Clarke quay as there is a lot of options for food and it is fun to go with friends.
One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is... I wasn’t allowed to do gym when I was younger and was only allowed to do so by accident.
Any other pre-competition routines that you practice besides warm up? Listening to music, watching old competition videos, watching my routines from practice, prayer.
What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that?
Constant injuries and health complications. Not giving up and continuing to push on.
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