Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar – Carrying Indian Gymnasts hope in Rio 2016

 July 28, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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When the 22 year old Dipa Karmakar scored a 52.698 points to qualify for the Rio Olympics back in April little did she know that she will become one of the main contenders for bringing a medal for her country, and the hopes of 1.2 billion will lie on her shoulder. Well that is how […]

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Dipa Karmakar Makes India Proud Takes the Road to Rio as Qualified Artistic Gymnast copy

Dipa Karmakar Makes India Proud Takes the Road to Rio as Qualified Artistic Gymnast

 April 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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An article appeared on these pages in August 2015 about Indian woman gymnast Dipa Karmakar, when she won a bronze medal at Hiroshima’s 2015 Artistic Asian Gymnastic Championship. Dipa had finished third in women’s vault and brought glory to India. Now she has done even better. On April 18, 2016, the 22-year old Tripura girl […]

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Dipa Karmakar Brings with a Bronze at 2015 Artistic Asian Gymnastics

Dipa Karmakar Brings Glory to India with a Bronze at 2015 Artistic Asian Gymnastics Championships

 August 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is not every day that an Indian’s name figures in sports like gymnastics. In a nation that doesn’t boast of world-class athletes with the possible exception of Vikas Gowda in men’s discus throw, woman artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s bronze medal at the recently concluded Asian Gymnastics Championships in Hiroshima is extremely creditable and heartening. […]

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