Nadia Comaneci lauds India’s viral gymnast kids

The power of social media once again came to the fore as two Indian school kids were appreciated by gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci after a video went viral on Twitter.

This is awesome pic.twitter.com/G3MxCo0TzG

— Nadia Comaneci (@nadiacomaneci10) August 29, 2019

A boy and a girl, in their school uniforms, were seen in a 15-second video clip doing tough gymnastic moves. It also caught the attention of Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju.

These kids are raw talents. Will get them connected to a gymnastic academy if someone brings them to me. https://t.co/Nj5CWuT1KG

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 26, 2019

Romania's 57-year-old Nadia, who won five Olympic golds (three in 1976 and two in 1980, Moscow), tweeted the same video with the caption "This is awesome". Nadia was the first to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics, at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

I'm happy that @nadiacomaneci10 tweeted it! As first gymnast who scored perfect 10.0 at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and then, received six more perfect 10s to win three gold medals, it becomes very special. I've urged to introduce these kids to me. https://t.co/ahYVws8VCB

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 30, 2019