Dipa Karmakar

Will look to continue creating history: Dipa Karmakar

She booked her Rio ticket with a gold medal in an Olympic Test event.

Apr 21, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

After Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan lauds gymnast ​Dipa Karmakar, says her achievements inspire us

Shah Rukh took to micro blogging site Twitter and hailed the young Indian gymnast.

Apr 20, 2016, 10:41 AM IST

Narendra Modi lauds Dipa Karmakar, says determination helped her create history

Modi hailed her by saying that she brought laurels for the country by her sheer determination.

Apr 19, 2016, 16:09 PM IST

Double delight for Dipa Karmakar: After Rio Olympics qualification, 22-year-old bags gold in vaults finals

Karmakar scored 14.566 in her second and last tries, respectively.

Apr 19, 2016, 10:59 AM IST

Dipa Karmakar: Five facts you ought to know about Indian Olympic qualifier

Karmakar hails from Agartala (Tripura) and started practicing gymnastics when she was 6 years old.

Apr 18, 2016, 18:11 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Dipa Karmakar for creating history by qualifying for Rio Olympics

Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also congratulated Dipa for her feat and for taking Indian gymnastics to a high.

Apr 18, 2016, 17:26 PM IST

VIDEO: Dipa Karmakar's historic jump that helped her qualify for Olympics

Earlier, Karmakar was unable to clinch an Olympic berth in the World Championships in November.

Apr 18, 2016, 15:44 PM IST

Dipa Karmakar: 22-year-old scripts history, becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics

This win made her the first Indian woman to win a commonwealth gymnastics medal and the second Indian, after Ashish Kumar. 

Apr 18, 2016, 08:35 AM IST

Dipa Karmakar settles for fifth place in 2015 World Gymnastics Championships

Dipa Karmakar finished fifth in women's Vault Final at 2015 World Championships in Glasgow.

Oct 31, 2015, 20:30 PM IST

Young gymnast Dipa Karmakar makes history, becomes first Indian to qualify for World Championships finals

Young Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar made history on Sunday becoming the first ever Indian to qualify for the finals of World Gymnastics Championships..

Oct 25, 2015, 18:22 PM IST