Akshata Shete is a national level champion in rhythmic gymnastics from India. She participated in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2009 held at Ise Mie, Japan from 7–13 September 2009 and scored the highest amongst the Indian Team at FIG World Cup Event held at Belarus, Minsk from May 21 – 23 2010. Later on she captained Indian team and scored the highest in the team at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, held at Moscow, Russia from 20–26 September 2010. She represented India at the Commonwealth Games 2010,Delhi. She has won in total 47 Golds, 40 Silvers and 30 Bronze medals and retired in 2012. She made and holds a Guinness World Record for most hula hoop rotations with the leg in the arabesque position in one minute, the record was made on 21 March 2011 on the set of Guinness World Records - Ab India Todega in Mumbai. She was awarded the "Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Puraskar" in March 2011 by the Government of Maharashtra and is the Director for Rhythmic gymnastics at RG BPCA Rhythmic Club in Mumbai since 2014. She has judged Several National and International level competition as a judge for gymnastics on several occasions.
Education
She earned her bachelor's degree in commerce from R.A. Podar College. Later she earned her MBA from Amity Global Business School during 2012–2013 and later on went to do her Post Graduation Diploma in Sport Management from International Institute of Sports Management, Mumbai.
Coaching
Akshata has completed her Level 1 and Level 2 FIG Academy Rhythmic Course in Uzbekistan 2017 and 2018 respectively. She was the Indian Team coach for Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2016 held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 8th-10th May 2016.
International participation as Judge
14th Cycle International Level Rhythmic Gymnastics judge course held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 15–30 January 2017
India judge at 9th Senior and 15th Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships held at Astana, Kazakhstan from 24 to 27 June 2017
Judge at Gracia Cup Fig Competition from 26 to 28 September 2018 in Budapest, Hungary
FIG judge at 10th Singapore National Gymnastics Championship from 15th to 17th March 2018 in Singapore.
2nd Khelo India Youth Games held in Pune from 6th-13th Jan 2109 for the Rhythmic Gymnastics Event.
Invited by the Singapore Gymnastics Federation as FIG Judge for the 11th Singapore Gymnastics National Championship from 22–23 March 2019 in Singapore.
