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dipa karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics when she booked a berth for the Rio Games after a strong performance at the final qualifying and test event in Rio de Janeiro.

Accolades poured in for dipa karmakar, who became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, with Sachin Tendulkar and Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal leading the sports fraternity in praising for the historic feat.

Dipa came tantalisingly close to end up fourth with a difference of only 0.150 points with the bronze medallist in the women's vault finals. Tendulkar, who was in Rio recently to encourage the Indian contingent, took to Twitter to congratulate the young Tripura girl.

In a new role for dipa karmakar, the star Indian gymnast will be seen promoting baseball in Bengal.

Gymnast dipa karmakar, who missed the medal in the Rio Olympics by a whisker, would be felicitated by the Tripura government on August 22.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated star gymnast dipa karmakar for winning a gold medal in the vault event of the FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup in Mersin, Turkey.

NAC Jewellers will gift diamond jewellery to Olympic winners P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik. dipa karmakar, who won hearts by finishing fourth in the gymnastic event at the Rio Olympics, also will get a gift from the jeweller.

"Ashmita is being billed as the next dipa karmakar of India. 15-year old Ashmita dreams of an Olympic medal much like her role model Dipa," a GAIL release said.

Padma Shri dipa karmakar highlighted India's potential to host the 2036 Olympics and the significance of Indian coaches in athletes' development. During Khel Mahakumbh Samvad Sangam, she praised the expertise of Indian coaches in preparing athletes.

IRCTC has offered Rio Olympics medal winners, PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, a complimentary ride in the luxurious Maharajas' Express train.

Olympian dipa karmakar is set for her comeback after serving a 21-month ban for failing a dope test and will participate in the Asian Games gymnastics selection trials in Bhubaneswar on July 11 and 12, said her coach Bishweshwar Nandi on Monday. Nandi will be accompanying her in the trials. As many as 40 gymnasts of different states are scheduled to join the trials for the Asian Games.

India football great Prasun Banerjee, who is also a Lok Sabha MP, has requested sports minister Vijay Goel to make gymnast Rio Olympian dipa karmakar the brand ambassador of Indian gymnastics.

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Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Annual Sports Fest - AGON – 2017 was declared open by Padma Shree awardee dipa karmakar along with her coach Bishweshwar Nandi, a Dronacharya awardee at Kanachur Arena, Natekal near here on Saturday.

Sand-artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has commemorated India's independence day by creating a stunning new sand sculpture, which doubles as a tribute to India's Olympians. The sculpture - which was made at Puri beach - featured dipa karmakar, who finished fourth in the Olympic vault final on Sunday.

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Top Indian gymnast dipa karmakar completed her performance at the Final Qualifier and Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro as she produced a strong show, finishing ninth in the first of the four subdivisions of the women's artistic category.

Seven-time Olympic medallist gymnast Shannon Miller on Thursday said Indian trailblazer dipa karmakar has shown the young athletes that anything could be achieved with hard work and passion.

15-year-old Lavanya Jain from Gurgaon’s South City 2 dreams to emulate dipa karmakar’s Produnova vault successfully in front of a live audience at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

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dipa karmakar became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Rio Olympics, 52 years on from the last time the country had gymnastic representation at the Summer Games. Previously, six gymnasts participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, three in Melbourne 1956 and two in Helsinki 1952.

After the stellar performance of gymnast dipa karmakar in the Rio Olympics, a window seems to have opened for budding talents in Tripura.

"We are very keen to involve both Olympic medal winners Sakshi Malik and P V Sindhu along with gymnast dipa karmakar, in Swachh Bharat Mission," Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Parameswaran Iyer said.

dipa karmakar may have emerged as the face of Indian gymnastics, but many in the 23-year-old's hometown believe that a teenager is waiting in the wings with more promise, ready to outshine her senior who came within a whisker of winning a medal in Rio.