Dipa Karmakar becomes first-ever Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics
Dipa Karmakar created history on Sunday to become the first ever Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. The 22-year old garnered a total of 52.698 points to finish 19th in the top 29 to vault into history books. Dipa had earlier finished fifth in the World Championships last October.
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Dipa had earlier missed out an Olympic spot after finishing fifth in the World Championships
Speaking to the Indian express last week, the Asian championships bronze medallist had expressed her hope of qualifying for the quadrennial event.
“I am 90 percent certain I’ll be able to qualify, but what’s for sure is that my basics of gymnastics, all that I’ve learnt on every apparatus will be tested at Rio. It won’t be just one aspect – the vault. It’ll be a test of my all-round capability,”
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