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Dipa becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior C’ships
Updated On: 27 May, 2024 06:14 AM IST | Tashkent | PTI
“History created at The Asian Gymnastics Championship. Inspirational, Dipa! Congratulations on the #Gold,” Sports Authority of India tweeted
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Dipa Karmakar
Top gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Sunday became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Asian Senior Championships as she clinched the yellow metal in the women’s vault event here.
Dipa, 30, secured an average of 13.566 in the vault final on the last day of competitions in Uzbekistan’s capital city. North Koreans Kim Son Hyang (13.466) and Jo Kyong Byol (12.966) grabbed the silver and bronze medals respectively. Dipa, who had finished fourth in the vault final at the 2016 Rio Olympics, had won a bronze medal in the same event in the 2015 edition.
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