Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics

Q.  Which Indian gymnast has created history at Rio Olympics by qualifying for a berth?
- Published on 19 Apr 16

a. Dipa Karmakar
b. Dipa Khandelkar
c. Dipa Majumdar
d. Dipa Sen

ANSWER: Dipa Karmakar
 
Dipa Karmakar has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics as the 22-year-old garnered a total score of 52.698 points in the Olympics qualifying event to book a berth for artistic gymnastics in Rio Games.
  • Apart from being the first Indian woman, she will also be an Indian gymnast qualifying for the quadrennial extravaganza after 52 long years.
  • Since the independence of the country, 11 Indian male gymnast have taken part in the Olympics (two in 1952, three in 1956 and six in 1964) but this will be the first for an Indian woman at the Olympics
  • Dipa had also created history by becoming the first woman gymnast to win a medal — a bronze — in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.

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