India welcomes back it’s hero! This is how Dipa Karmakar was greeted at Delhi Airport – VIDEO
The Tripura-girl became India’s first ever gymnast to compete at Olympic finals.
Aug 20, 2016, 07:40 AM IST
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar will get busy with MA examination
The 23-year-old Tripura girl, who had become first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, scored 15.066 points, a mere 0.150 less than eventual bronze winner.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:10 PM IST
PV Sindhu top searched Indian athlete in Google India
"India is currently ranked 11th in the global trends in terms of searches for the 'Olympics' over the last seven days," the statement said.
Aug 19, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
Dipa Karmakar revives Duleep Singh's gymnastics legacy in Tripura
Two of the Arjuna awardees, Mantu Debnath and Kalpana Debnath, trained under Singh. Dipa, the third, credits her success to coach Bisheshwar Nandi, who, in turn, is a Singh product.
Aug 18, 2016, 22:26 PM IST
Dipa Karmakar recommended for Khel Ratna after inspiring show at Rio Olympics 2016
With nothing to lose, Dipa gave her best at the vault finals as a result of which she became the toast of the nation overnight.
Aug 17, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
WATCH: History of Produnova – Vault of death is named after THIS Russian athlete
Russian gymnast Yelena Produnova was the first female gymnast to ever successfully land the difficult vault (which is how it got its name).
Aug 17, 2016, 14:10 PM IST
Rio Olympics: After Indian sporting fraternity, Adam Gilchrist praises Dipa Karmakar for inspiring performance
Dipa's fan base has been rapidly increasing and the latest member to join the list is former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist.
Aug 16, 2016, 11:44 AM IST
Dipa Karmakar was inconsolable after returning to Games Village: Bishweshwar Nandi
Amid an outpouring of emotions, Dipa and her coach spent a quiet evening at the Games Village consoling each other and talking in "ifs and buts".
Aug 15, 2016, 23:11 PM IST
Overawed by Dipa Karmakar and Lalita Babar; Virender Sehwag has a special request for Narendra Modi – Tweet!
Viru has request the PM to name a plane and a train after the two athletes.
Aug 15, 2016, 21:07 PM IST
VIDEO! Dipa Karmakar has a message for 1.4 billion people on Independence Day - See her Tweet
Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra even described Dipa Karmakar as his hero.
Aug 15, 2016, 20:11 PM IST
B-Town celebrities praise Dipa Karmakar's Rio performance!
You will be amazed to know that Depa is the first Indian athlete to reach a vault final. Sadly, she failed to grab a medal the 23-year-old finished fourth in her first Olympic event.
Aug 15, 2016, 13:32 PM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: After finishing fourth in vault final, Dipa Karmakar's next goal is to win gold in 2020 Olympics
The 23-year-old Dipa, who had become the first Indian woman gymnast to have qualified for the Olympics, scored an average of 15.066 points, a mere 0.15 less than the eventual bronze winner Giulia Steingruber (15.216) of Switzerland.
Aug 15, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Rio Olympics 2016, Day 9: Dipa Karmakar steals limelight as Sania-Bopanna, Saina Nehwal, Men's hockey team crash out
Barring few performances, it was a disappointing day for Indian athletes as big names were knocked out one after the other.
Aug 15, 2016, 09:13 AM IST
Rio Olympics: How Indian athletes performed on Day 9
From huge upsets to heartbreaking moments, here is a round-up of all the action
Aug 15, 2016, 05:47 AM IST
READ: How Indian sporting fraternity reacted to Dipa Karmakar's historic Rio show
Dipa`s fourth-place finish in the individual vault final at the Rio Olympics is India`s best performance at an international event till date.
Aug 15, 2016, 04:37 AM IST
Abhinav Bindra pays ultimate compliment to Dipa Karmakar - Here's what the legend said...
From Virender Sehwag and other prominent sports personalities to political bigwigs hailed her display.
Aug 15, 2016, 03:06 AM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: Dipa Karmakar says not disappointed at missing a medal
"For me this is my first Olympics. But I don't need to be disappointed I will give my best in Tokyo 2020," she said.
Aug 15, 2016, 02:50 AM IST
WATCH: Dipa Karmakar's inspirational performance in final of women's vault
The 23-year-old created history by producing the best-ever performance by an Indian gymnast in the Olympics history.
Aug 15, 2016, 02:11 AM IST
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar misses medal by a whisker, finishes 4th with a score of 15.066
In her two vaults in the final, Dipa scored 14.866 and 15.266 respectively.
Aug 15, 2016, 00:20 AM IST
Exhilarated Tripura waits with bated breath for Dipa Karmakar's performance in Rio finals
Dipa is the first Indian gymnast to make the cut in the Olympics in 52 years.
Aug 14, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
