Olympics 2016 News

sports9 years ago

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.

sports4 years ago

Kidambi Srikanth and Neeraj Chopra deserve the Khel Ratna award more than me, claims Sharath Kamal

Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal feels that Badminton star Kidambi Srikanth and Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra deserve the Khel Ratna more than him, even though the former did not contest for the award this year. The paddler is the current world no. 31, the highest-ranked Indian player.

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sports3 years ago

2021 Tokyo Olympics | Meet your Olympian - Pranati Nayak (Gymnastics)