The first. Recently in news because of her performance in the Rio Olympics 2016, she is the first Indian woman Gymnast to make it to the finals. She is none other than Dipa Karmakar. She attained 4th position in Women’s Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066.
The first time she caught the attention of the world was at the Common Wealth Games in Glasgow, in 2014.
Early Life
She hails from Agartala in Tripura and started practicing gymnastics when she was 6 years old and has been coached by Bisweshwar Nandi since.
When she began gymnastics, Karmakar had flat feet, an undesirable physical trait in a gymnast because it affects their performance. Through extensive training, she was able to develop an arch in her foot
Senior Career
2011
In February, Karmakar competed in the 2011 National Games of India, representing Tripura. She won gold medals in the all-around and all four events: floor, vault, balance beam and uneven bars.
2014
In July, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Karmakar won a bronze medal in the women’s vault final, thanks largely to her Produnova vault, which has a difficulty value of 7.00. She received an average two-vault score of 14.366
2015
At the Asian Championships, held in Hiroshima from July 31–August 2, Karmakar won the bronze in women’s vault while finishing 8th on balance beam.
2016
On 10 August 2016 at the 2016 Olympic Test Event, Karmakar became the first female gymnast from India to qualify for the final vault event at the Olympics, with a score of 14.833. She narrowly missed out in the bronze medal, finishing 4th in the finals of the event with a score of 15.066 on 14 August 2016 at Gymnastics Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where Simone Biles won Gold.