India’s First Female Olympic Gymnast, Dipa Karmakar Bids Adieu To Sport.

Dipa Karmakar, the first female gymnast from India to compete in the Olympics, has announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 31. She made the announcement on social media platform X. Dipa Karmakar’s Achievements International fame came to Dipa Karmakar’s way after she had a four-place finish in vault at the Rio Olympics 2016 and was just 0.15 points away from a medal. Challenges that emerged included doping suspension, apart from multi-injuries and  milestones crossed in the career included becoming the first Indian to win the gold at Asian Championships in Tashkent in May. Dipa’s Departure Dipa Karmakar had to leave gymnastics eventually; she thought a lot about this and, with much effort, decided that it would be a difficult yet good time to leave. Karmakar thanked every experience-high and low points throughout 25 years of her career. Dipa Showed Gratitude Dipa thanked her family and coaches, Bishweshwar Nandi and Soma Nandi, who stood with her throughout her journey. The Sportz Planet Desk,Atharva Shetye

Dipa Karmakar Dominates All-Around; Railways Seize Gold in Women’s Team at Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championship 2024

Dipa Karmakar in action at the Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championship 2024

Bhubaneswar, 03 January 2024: Olympian Dipa Karmakar hogged the limelight on day 2 of the Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championship 2024 as she topped the all-around performance with a total of 49.55 points. Railways emerged champions in the women’s team category with 182.60 points. Maharashtra finished in second position with 169.95, while West Bengal finished third with 166.80 points in the women’s category on the second day at the Gymnastics Centre in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The hosts Odisha finished fourth with 164.65 points.  Sudhir Mital, President, Gymnastics Federation of India, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of today’s medal ceremony.  Dipa, who is representing Tripura, cumulated a total of 49.55. She recorded 13.40 on Vault, 10.65 on Uneven Bars, 13.10 on Balance Beam and 12.40 on Floor Exercise.  Expressing her delight at topping the all-around category, Dipa stated, “I’m competing in Senior Nationals after eight years, I feel great about it, and I am really happy with my today’s performance. I’ll try to do well tomorrow as well, there will be competition on individual apparatus.”  “It’s really great to see the Gymnastics Centre here, and I’m sure it will produce a lot of Olympic and Asian Games Gymnasts. I would also like to thank the Odisha Government for building this Centre and creating that sports culture for the athletes.”  Railways’ Pranati Das (47.00) and Swastika Ganguly (45.30) finished second and third positions respectively in the all-around. Pranati recorded 12.80 on Vault, 10.60 on Uneven Bars, 11.50 on Balance Beam and 12.10 on Floor Exercise, while her teammate Swastika bagged 12.80 on Vault, 9.15 on Uneven Bars, 11.70 on Balance Beam and 11.65 on Floor Exercise.  Individual gymnasts across both men’s and women’s categories will be in action on the final day of the Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championships on Thursday, January 04, 2024. The Sportz Planet Desk