USA National Yoga Championship 2012 | Results

Yoga Asana Championships Held In New York City

03/05/2012 | 04:29 PM

Over the weekend USA Yoga held what it billed as the National Yoga Championship for 2012 in New York City. USA Yoga is hoping yoga will ultimatley become an Olympic sport.

Meanwhile USA Yoga says competitvie actually has been a part of yoga for some time. A statement on USA Yoga says

"Yoga Asana competitions originated in India hundreds of years ago and are still being conducted there today. USA Yoga is now bringing this spirit of healthy competition to the United States, where, according to a recent study, more than 25 million people either practice yoga or intend to start within the next year. USA Yoga believes that the sport of Yoga Asana will inspire many of these practitioners to improve their practices and encourage many newcomers to take up the practice of yoga and the sport of Yoga Asana."

USA National Yoga Championships 2012 | Results | Women

Afton Carraway, Florida 69.4
Emily Carpenter, Colorado 66.6
Ayanna Brown, Indiana 62.3

USA National Yoga Championshps 2012 | Results | Men

Jared McCaan, New York 63.4
Zeb Homison, Pennsylvania 63
James Gossett ,Texas 62.5

Here is the video of the Yoga Asana Championship performance from Jared McCaan. The womens championship performance does not seem to be online yet.

Jared McCaan 2012 USA National Championship Video

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