Dipa Karmakar
Dipa Karmakar is an Indian artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In July 2018, she became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event.
About Dipa Karmakar in brief
Dipa Karmakar is an Indian artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In July 2018, she became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event, when she finished first in the vault event of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey. She is one of the only five women who have successfully landed the Produnova vault, which is regarded as the most difficult vault of those currently being performed in women’s gymnastics. She started practicing gymnastics when she was only 6 years old. Since 2007, she has won 77 medals, including 67 gold, in state, national and international championships.
She was part of the Indian gymnastics contingent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the firstIndian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics. She underwent a corrective surgery for her anterior cruciate ligament in April 2018, and was unable to participate in any events for the remainder of the competitive season. The Government of India conferred upon her the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in August 2016.
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