Nadia Comaneci Held Two Kids Get an Admission at The Sports Authority of India Eastern Centre (Watch Video)

Nadia Comaneci, the former Olympian medalist helped a couple of Indian kids get an admission at the Sports Authority of India Eastern Centre. The official account of the Olympics tweeted about the same on social media and applauded the effort. So here’s exactly what happened. A video featuring a couple of kids where they were on their way to school. The video happened to be from Kolkata. The kids named Jashika Khan and Mohd Eizazuddin were seen somersaulting on their way to school and their video was recorded by their dance teacher. Somersaulting School Kids Jashika Khan and Mohd Eizazuddin to Join Sports Authority of India as Trainees After Video Goes Viral. 

The video which was hardly of a few more than 20 seconds grabbed the attention of the netizens. The video was further shared by netizens on social media and grabbed the attention of the Olympian Nadia Comaneci shared the video of the kids on social media. The video grabbed the attention of Kiren Rajiju who urged the kids to meet him. And the rest, as they say, is history.

"This is awesome", @nadiacomaneci10 👏 @mvraoforindia @KirenRijiju @SHEKHAR27901832 @WeAreTeamIndia @gymnastics pic.twitter.com/maQKNwrpAt

— Olympics (@Olympics) November 1, 2019

The kids are now training at the Sports Authority of India Eastern Centre under the guidance of the best teachers and sports coaches. SAI will take them in Hostel & train them in Kolkata," SAI regional director Manmeet Singh Goindi said in a media statement. "This is awesome," Comaneci had said in a tweet sharing the video. Jashika, 11, and Mohammad Azajuddin, 12, were called to a trial at SAI.

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