Dipa Karmakar's rehabilitation after a knee injury is taking longer than expected and that forced her out of the Asian Championships.

Dipa Karmakar's rehabilitation after a knee injury is taking longer than usual, forcing her out of the Asian Championships scheduled from June 13-16.

Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar pulled out of the artistic team finals of the ongoing Asian Games after a career-threatening knee injury flared up again.

Dipa Karmakar returned to action after a lay-off of nearly two years due to injury.

India's top gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been forced out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games owing to a career-threatening knee injury she picked up last year, her coach Bisweshwar Nandi said on Tuesday.

Dipa, who celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday, revealed that work has begun to add a new vault to her skills.