Akash Modi
Akash Modi is an American artistic gymnast. He has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and represented the United States at the 2018 and the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He was an alternate for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic teams.
Early life and education
Born in Edison, New Jersey, Modi grew up in the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, New Jersey, and attended High Technology High School, from which he graduated in 2013.Gymnastics career
Modi competed at the 2013 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars. He competed at the 2014 Winter Cup where he won gold on parallel bars. He competed at the 2016 Winter Cup where he won silver on horizontal bar and all-around. He competed at the 2017 Winter Cup where he won silver on parallel bars, horizontal bar, and all-around and bronze on floor. He competed at the 2018 Winter Cup where he won silver on floor and parallel bars and bronze in the all-around.2020–21
In early 2020, Modi competed at the Winter Cup and finished 15th in the all-around. The remainder of competitions for the year were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Modi returned to competition at the 2021 U.S. National Championships where he finished sixth in the all-around. As a result, he qualified to compete at the [2020 U.S. 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)|Olympic Trials (gymnastics)|Olympic Trials]. At the Olympic Trials Modi finished sixth in the all-around. He was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.