Dipa Karmakar and Sakshi Malik on Forbes Asian under-30 super achievers list

Karmakar, who was also the first Indian gymnast to compete at the Games in 52 years, was in fourth spot. The 23-year-old became only the fifth woman to pull off the Produnova vault and missed out on a medal by a whisker. Forbes reported the accomplishment by saying, "While she didn't win a medal, she ranked an impressive fourth on her first-ever Olympic outing, missing the bronze by a hair's breadth - 0.15 points."

Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal. Forbes emphasized on the fact that the 24-year-old hailing from Rohtak faced a lot of when she decided to pursue wrestling at the age of 12. The list also includes Sharath Gayakwad. The 25-year-old is India's first Paralympic swimmer, coach and Arjuna award winner.