Dipa Karmakar RETIRES:
5 Career Highlights
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Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar announced her retirement on Monday, October 7, at the age of 31.
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Let's look at the 5 biggest highlights from her career.
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1. Commonwealth Games BRONZE medal
Dipa won bronze in the vault category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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2. Asian Championships GOLD medal
Even in the final year of her career, Dipa won gold in the 2024 Asian Women's Artistic Gymnastic Championships.
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3. Completed the Produnova vault
Dipa is one of only five gymnasts to have completed the daunting Produnova vault.
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4. First Indian female gymnast to make Olympics
Dipa became the first Indian female gymnast and first Indian gymnast since 1964 to qualify for the Olympic Games.
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5. 4th in Rio 2016
As the whole nation stood still, Dipa narrowly missed a historic Olympics bronze.
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