Dipa Karmakar

India's first female gymnast at Olympics Dipa Karmakar announces retirement

Dipa Karmakar featured in the 2016 Rio Olympics when she became the first Indian female gymnast to take part in the Summer Games. She had qualified for the final of the women's vault event but missed out on a medal by a whisker as she finished fourth.

'Couldn’t leave sport without one last try': Dipa Karmakar on historic win in Asian Championships

"My body can’t take the training load as before but I’m technically very strong. Once the competition series starts, I don’t care who’s ahead of me, who’s behind me, I visualise my routine and give it 100 percent. I’m not scared," Dipa Karmakar said.

Pranati Nayak receives major boost ahead of Asian Games, wins Bronze medal at World Challenge Cup

Pranati Nayak edged past Greece's Athanasia Mesiri in a single-vault tie-break to win the Bronze medal at the World Challenge Cup.

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar explains reason behind taking provisional suspension in doping case

Karmakar said she is looking forward to returning to gymnastics in July this year.

International Testing Agency suspends Dipa Karmakar for 21 months for use of prohibited substance

The International Testing Agency on Friday (February 3) suspended India's Dipa Karmakar for 21 months after she was found to have made use of prohibited substance

Tokyo Games postponement rekindles Dipa Karmakar's Olympic hopes

Karmakar, who finished fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been struggling with injuries ever since she underwent a surgery to treat an Anterior Cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in 2017. 

Dipa Karmakar aggravates knee injury during vault final, to skip Doha World Cup

Dipa was left crestfallen after aggravating a knee injury while landing during the first vault final.

Dipa Karmakar fails to qualify balanced beam final, to compete in vault final

The 25-year-old Dipa could only score 10.633 in her balanced beam routine to end at 20th among 25 competitors. She also got penalty points.

Asian Games 2018: Dipa Karmakar pulls out of artistic team finals as knee injury flares up

A sobbing Dipa blamed it on a jerk felt during the 'podium practice' and insisted she will strive to make up for the lost opportunity by shining in the balancing beam finals.

Dipa creates history by becoming first Indian to win gold at Gymnastics World Cup

The 24-year-old from Tripura, who had finished fourth in vault event in the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored 14.150 to win gold.

Gymnast Pranati Nayak looks to emulate Dipa Karmakar in 2018 Commonwealth Games

Pranati will look to make the finals and emulate Dipa, who won a historic bronze in Glasgow four years ago.

Dipa Karmakar rues missing out on Commonwealth Games, sets sights on Asian Games

Karmakar, 24, was forced out of the Gold Coast CWG (April 4-15) owing to a knee injury she picked up last year.

Dipa Karmakar ruled out of Commonwealth Games

Karmakar, the first Indian female to compete in the Olympics where she finished a historic fourth in the women's vault at the 2016 Rio Games, opted out of the CWG trials taking place at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi.

Dipa Karmakar fit but coach will take Commonwealth Games call in March

The Dronacharya awardee coach Bishweshwar Nandin, who is credited with Dipa's spectacular fourth-place finish in Rio Olympics, said he would take a call only mid-March after seeing his ward's progress.

After mastering Produnova, Dipa Karmakar now eyeing gold with new move

Dipa Karmakar, who underwent a surgery earlier this year, will return to action in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Dipa Karmakar, out of action since Rio Olympics, set to miss World Championships

Dipa Karmakar, who secured a historic fourth-place finish at last year's Rio Olympics, is recovering from a knee surgery.

Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar on Forbes' 'super achievers' list from Asia

Indians is second only to China on the list, which has 77 honourees.

Padma Awards: President Mukherjee honours Olympians Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik and 42 others