It isn’t often that India has had a gymnast of repute to boast about. That changed in the last decade with Dipa Karmakar making her mark.
Karmakar rose to prominence when she won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so in the history of the games.
She also became India’s first female gymnast to participate at the Olympics when she did so at Rio 2016. She finished a commendable fourth in the Women’s Vault Gymnastics event at Rio. Karmakar is one among five women who have successfully landed the Produnova, considered one of the most difficult vaults in women’s artistic gymnastics.
Speaking of women gymnasts, American Simone Biles went where no one else has as she took her tally to 25 World medals, including 19 World gold medals, at the 2019 World Championships. She won four gold medals and a bronze at Rio 2016 as well and would be eager to add to her tally at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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