Dipa Karmakar secured the gold medal in the women’s vault apparatus at the Asian Gymnastics Championships 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, etching her name in the annals of Indian sporting history. The Sports Authority of India hailed this monumental achievement, marking the first time an Indian gymnast clinched gold at any event in the Asian Championships. Previously, Indian gymnasts had garnered four bronze medals at the continental championships, with Dipa Karmakar herself earning one of these with a third-place finish in women’s vault in 2015.
In the fiercely contested women’s vault final in Tashkent, the 30-year-old Olympian delivered an exceptional performance, securing an average score of 13.566 to outshine competitors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kim Son-hyang (13.466), and Jo Kyong-byol (12.966). While Dipa Karmakar missed out on securing a Paris 2024 Olympics quota for India in gymnastics after finishing 16th in the all-round category on Friday with a score of 46.166, her triumph in the vault event adds another glittering accolade to her illustrious career.
Dipa Karmakar has been a trailblazer for Indian gymnastics, notably as the first Indian female gymnast to compete at the Olympics. Her remarkable performance at Rio 2016, where she finished a commendable fourth in women’s vault, remains unparalleled by any gymnast from the country at the Summer Games to date. Additionally, she clinched the women’s vault gold medal at the 2018 FIG World Cup in Mersin, Turkiye, securing India’s first-ever gold at a global gymnastics event.
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