Dipa Karmakar

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Dipa Karmakar ({{langx|bn|দীপা কর্মকার}}; born 9 August 1993) is an Indian former artistic gymnast. She is the first Indian female gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games. At the 2016 Olympics, in the vault event, she missed a medal by just 0.15 points. Karmakar is one of only five women in the world to have mastered the Produnova vault.{{cite news |last=Chakraborty |first=Samrat |date=1 February 2021 |title=Karmakar's fourth place finish at the Rio Olympics went a long way in inspiring youngsters and developing infrastructure in the country |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-indian-gymnasts-dipa-karmakar-trailblazing-a-ne |work=Olympics.com |access-date=16 September 2024}} In 2024, she announced her retirement from gymnastics.{{Cite news |title=First female Indian Olympian gymnast Dipa Karmakar announces her retirement aged 31 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/first-female-indian-olympian-gymnast-dipa-karmakar-announces-her-retirement-aged-31/amp_articleshow/114013559.cms |access-date=2024-10-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Karmakar first gained attention when she won a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/after-a-flight-a-landing-why-dipa-karmakars-medal-in-commonwealth-games-is-its-bravest-bronze/|title=After a flight, a landing: Why Dipa Karmakar's medal in Commonwealth Games is its bravest bronze|date=24 August 2014|publisher=The Indian Express|last1=Naik|first1=Shivani|access-date=13 April 2016}} becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so in the history of the Games.{{cite web | url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/gymnastics_artistic/1026376/d_karmakar.html | title=Glasgow 2014 - Dipa Karmakar profile | publisher=Glasgow 2014 Ltd | access-date=31 July 2014 | archive-date=3 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225934/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/gymnastics_artistic/1026376/d_karmakar.html | url-status=usurped }} She also won a bronze at the Asian Championships and finished fifth at the 2015 World Championships, both firsts for any Indian athlete.

Karmakar represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics.{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/dipa-karmakar-becomes-1st-indian-woman-gymnast-to-qualify-for-rio-olympics/articleshow/51872891.cms|title=Dipa Karmakar becomes 1st Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Rio Olympics|date=19 April 2016|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=21 April 2016|agency=Press Trust of India}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/dipa-karmakar-becomes-first-indian-woman-gymnast-to-qualify-for-olympics/articleshow/51872153.cms|title=Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics|last1=Naik|first1=Shivani|date=18 April 2016|work=The times of india|access-date=18 April 2016}} She was also the first Indian gymnast in any discipline to compete at the Olympics since the 1964 Summer Olympics 52 years ago.{{Cite web |last=Ayres |first=Alyssa |title=India's First Female Olympic Gymnast Dipa Karmakar A Sign Of Country's Drive For Glory |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alyssaayres/2016/08/11/olympic-grit-in-india/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Karmakar finished fourth in the vault in Rio, with an overall score of 15.066.{{Cite web |url=http://rio2016olympicswiki.com/simone-biles-of-usa-wins-gold-in-womens-vault-gymnastics/3562/ |title=Simone Biles of USA wins Gold in Women's Vault Gymnastics |access-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308192947/http://rio2016olympicswiki.com/simone-biles-of-usa-wins-gold-in-womens-vault-gymnastics/3562/ |archive-date=8 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}

In July 2018, she became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event, when she finished first in the vault event of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/dipa-karmakar-wins-gold-in-gymnastics-world-challenge-cup/articleshow/64907078.cms|title=Dipa scripts history again|date=9 July 2018|work=The Times of India, Kolkata|access-date=8 August 2018}}

She is one of the only five women who have successfully landed the Produnova, which is regarded as one of the most difficult vaults of those currently being performed in women's gymnastics.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkdDizUJCYc | title=2014 Commonwealth Games Vault Final Dipa Karmakar 2nd Vault | website=YouTube | access-date=7 March 2016}}

She is a recipient of the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sakshi-malik-dipa-karmakar-among-sportstars-conferred-with-padma-shri-awards-4611635/|title=Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar among sportstars conferred with Padma Shri awards|date=13 April 2017|publisher=Indian Express}} For her performance in Rio Olympics 2016, the Government of India conferred upon her the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award in August 2016.[https://www.olympic.org/news/karmakar-blazes-the-olympic-trail-for-indian-gymnastics Karmakar blazes the Olympic trail for Indian gymnastics – Olympic News]

Early life and career

Hailing from Agartala in Tripura, Karmakar started her school life and education in Abhoynagar Nazrul Smriti Vidyalaya; she started practising gymnastics when she was only 6 years old and has been coached by Soma Nandi & Bishweshwar Nandi since.{{cite web|title=Agartala takes pride in Dipa's achievement|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympics-2016-agartala-takes-pride-in-dipa-karmakars-achievement/article8989563.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 August 2016|date=15 August 2016}}{{cite web|title=From being flat-footed to 77 career medals: 10 interesting facts about Dipa Karmakar|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/flat-footed-77-career-medals-10-engaging-facts-dipa-karmakar-2735538.html|publisher=Firstpost|access-date=15 August 2016|date=19 April 2016}}

When she began gymnastics, Karmakar had flat feet, an undesirable physical trait in a gymnast because it affects their performance. Through extensive training, she was able to develop an arch in her foot.{{cite web|title=Meet Dipa Karmakar: From a flat-footed 6-year-old to India's star woman gymnast|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/interview-bronze-hiroshima-gymnast-dipa-karmakar-sets-sights-worlds-2382964.html|access-date=15 August 2016|date=18 April 2016}}

In 2008, she won the Junior Nationals in Jalpaiguri. Since 2007, Karmakar has won 77 medals, including 67 gold, in state, national and international championships.{{cite web|title=Tripura's Dipa Karmakar says she is aiming for an Olympic Medal|url=http://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/neighbour_en/1051403|publisher=BDNews24|access-date=13 April 2016|date=6 November 2015|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808202658/https://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/neighbour_en/1051403|url-status=dead}} She was part of the Indian gymnastics contingent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Asia.

Senior career

=Early career (2011–2013)=

In February, Karmakar competed in the 2011 National Games of India, representing Tripura. She won gold medals in the all-around and all four events: floor, vault, balance beam and uneven bars.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/dipa-karmakar-rules-in-gymnastics/article1475218.ece |title=Dipa Karmakar rules in gymnastics |last1=Sabanayakan |first1=S |date=21 February 2011 |website=The Hindu |access-date=31 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story105422/tripura-039-s-dipa-karmakar-rules-in-gymnastics.html |title=Tripura's Dipa Karmakar rules in gymnastics |date=29 March 2011 |website=ANI News |access-date=31 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202103725/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story105422/tripura-039-s-dipa-karmakar-rules-in-gymnastics.html |archive-date=2 February 2016 }}

=Commonwealth and Asian medals and WC finals (2014–2015)=

In July, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Karmakar won a bronze medal in the women's vault final, thanks largely to her Produnova vault, which had a difficulty value of 7.00. She received an average two-vault score of 14.366.{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/gymnastics_artistic/gaw002101/womens_vault_final.html |title=Gymnastics Artistic Women's Vault Final |date=31 July 2014 |website=Glasgow 2014 |access-date=31 July 2014 |archive-date=10 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810121032/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/gymnastics_artistic/gaw002101/womens_vault_final.html |url-status=usurped }} She became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gymnastics medal, and the second Indian overall, after Ashish Kumar.{{cite web|url= http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227653-commonwealth-games-2014-dipa-karmakar-first-indian-woman-to-clinch-gymnastics-medal.html|title=Dipa Karmakar's historical win|website=2014 Glasgow|access-date= 1 August 2014}}{{Dead link|date=October 2015}}

At the 2014 Asian Games, Karmakar finished fourth in the vault final with a score of 14.200, behind Hong Un-jong, Oksana Chusovitina, and Phan Thị Hà Thanh.{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-popping-painkillers-dipa-karmakar-comes-painstakingly-close-to-winning-medal-2021374 |title=Popping painkillers, Dipa Karmakar comes painstakingly close to winning medal |date=25 September 2014 |website=DNA India |access-date=29 September 2014}}

At the Asian Championships, held in Hiroshima from 31 July – 2 August, Karmakar won the bronze in the women's vault while finishing 8th on the balance beam.{{cite web|url= http://kridangan.com/index.php/athletics/7428/dipa-karmakar-brings-glory-to-india-with-a-bronze-at-2015-artistic-asian-gymnastics-championships/|title=Dipa Karmakar Brings Glory to India with a Bronze at 2015 Artistic Asian Gymnastics Championships|website=2015 Hiroshima|date=4 August 2015|access-date= 4 August 2015}}

In October 2015, Karmakar became the first Indian gymnast to qualify for a final stage at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.{{cite web|title = Young gymnast Dipa Karmakar makes history, becomes first Indian to qualify for World Championships finals|url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/young-gymnast-dipa-karmakar-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-to-qualify-for-world-championships-finals_1814357.html|website = Zee News|date = 25 October 2015|access-date = 28 October 2015}} She scored 14.900 on vault in the qualification round{{cite web|title = Results - 2015 World Gymnastics Championships|url = http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/results/results.aspx?g=f&evt=VT&rnd=qual|website = www.2015worldgymnastics.com|access-date = 28 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151025192448/http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/results/results.aspx?g=f&evt=VT&rnd=qual|archive-date = 25 October 2015|url-status = dead}} to secure her place for the finals, where she finished 5th with a two-vault average of 14.683.

==2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships==

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Round

|Rank

|Total

|Score 1

|Difficulty

|Execution

|Penalty

|Score 2

|Difficulty

|Execution

|Penalty

Qualification

|14.900

|15.100

|7.000

|8.100

|0.00

|14.700

|6.000

|8.700

|0.00

Final

| 14.683

|15.300

|7.000

|8.300

|0.00

|14.066

|6.000

|8.366

|-0.300

=Rio Olympics and further (2016–present) =

On 10 August 2016 at the 2016 Olympic Test Event, Karmakar became the first female gymnast from India to qualify for the final vault event at the Olympics, with a score of 14.833. She missed out on the bronze medal, finishing fourth in the finals of the event with a score of 15.066 on 14 August 2016 at the Gymnastics Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/gymnastics/Rio-Games-Dipa-Karmakar-qualifies-for-vault-finals-in-Olympics/articleshow/53591284.cms "Rio Games: Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals in Olympics"]. The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2016[http://techie.myweeklybuzz.com/2016/08/18/an-impossibly-possible-story-of-dipa-karmakar] {{dead link|date=January 2019}}

Karmakar is only the fifth woman in gymnastics history to land the Produnova vault, or the handspring double front.{{Cite web |title=KARMAKAR Dipa - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=26654 |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=International Gymnastics Federation}} The Produnova is an artistic gymnastics vault consisting of a front handspring onto the vaulting horse and two front somersaults off. The vault has a 6.0 D-score under the 2022-2024 code of points,{{Cite web |title=2022 - 2024 WAG Code of Points |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_2022-2024%20WAG%20COP.pdf |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |page=65}} and until the addition of Simone Biles's vaults, it was the hardest vault performed in women's artistic gymnastics.{{cite news|title=And that's how Dipa won!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/people-come-together-in-social-media-to-support-dipa-karmakar/article8989698.ece|access-date=15 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=15 August 2016}}

== Schedule and 2016 Olympics results ==

Events	Women's floor exercise	Women's beam	Women's vault	Women's individual all-around	Women's vault
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Rank	75	65	8	51	4
Point	12.033	12.866	14.850	51.665	15.066
Status	Completed	Completed	Completed	Completed	Completed
Results	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification	Final, etc.

Karmakar nursed an injury throughout the latter half of 2017; she had injured her knee while practising for the trials of the 2017 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She underwent corrective surgery for her anterior cruciate ligament in April of the same year and was unable to participate in any events for the remainder of the competitive season. She also withdrew from the selection trials for the Indian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, citing her lack of preparedness. Her coach said that although she was healthy again, the lengthy rehabilitation process had restricted her training.{{cite web|title=Dipa Karmakar not ready for CWG: Coach|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/dipa-karmakar-not-ready-for-cwg-coach201802141033400001/?amp=1|publisher=Asian News International|access-date=14 February 2018|date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023623/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/dipa-karmakar-not-ready-for-cwg-coach201802141033400001/?amp=1|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Dipa Karmakar ruled out of Commonwealth Games|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/dipa-karmakar-ruled-out-of-commonwealth-games/articleshow/62901943.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=14 February 2018|date=13 February 2018}}

Karmakar won a gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey in July 2018. She thus became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event. In the same competition, she reached the finals of the balance beam event, finishing fourth.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/dipa-karmakar-wins-gold-in-gymnastics-world-cup/articleshow/64907125.cms|title=Dipa Karmakar wins gold in Gymnastics World Cup|date=8 July 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=12 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/dipa-karmakar-wins-gold-in-gymnastics-world-cup-5251095/|title=Dipa Karmakar wins gold medal on injury comeback, becomes second Indian to medal at global event|date=8 July 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=12 July 2018|language=en-US}}

Karmakar failed to qualify for the vault final at the 2018 Asian Games. She hurt her right knee, on which she had undergone surgery for an injury while landing during a practice session ahead of her participation in the women's qualification for team and apparatus finals. She also pulled out of team final.{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL/2018/08/22&entity=Ar02503&sk=9736B53C&mode=text|title='Injured' Dipa misses vault final, pulls out of team f inal - The Times Of India - Delhi, 2018-08-22|access-date=22 August 2018}}

= Suspension =

In a confirmation from the International Testing Agency in February 2023, it was revealed that Karmakar was serving a 21-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance and that the suspension would end in mid-July 2023.{{Cite web |date=4 February 2023 |title=Dipa Karmakar suspended for 21 months - Explained |url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/gymnastics/story/_/id/35585647/dipa-karmakar-suspended-21-months-explained-higenamine-indian-gymnastics |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}}{{cite web | last=Nalwala | first=Ali Asgar | title=Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar serving ban for doping | website=Olympics.com | date=4 February 2023 | url=https://olympics.com/en/news/india-gymnast-dipa-karmakar-doping-suspension | access-date=23 May 2023}}File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Ms. Dipa Karmakar, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 13, 2017.jpg, presenting the Padma Shri Award to Karmakar, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 13 April 2017]]

Awards

Arjuna Award (2015)
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2016)
Padma Shri (2017) - fourth highest Indian national honour.
2017: Among Forbes’ list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30.{{cite news|title=Alia Bhatt, Sakshi Malik, Deepa Karmakar among Forbes' 50 Indian super-achievers under 30|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/alia-bhatt-sakshi-malik-deepa-karmakar-among-forbes-50-indian-super-achievers-under-30/story-8suTVGzIJRxGsfNyQdH9zL.html|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=17 April 2017}}
Dronacharya Award - to her coach Bishweshwar Nandi.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/double-joy-for-dipa-karmakar-as-coach-bishweshwar-nandi-gets-dronacharya-award-3002903/|title=Double joy for Dipa Karmakar as coach Bishweshwar Nandi gets Dronacharya award|date=30 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=26 September 2017|language=en-US}}
Gold - FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey
Bronze - FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup at Cottbus, Germany

Sponsorship

Since 2017, Karmakar has been supported by the GoSports Foundation under the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.{{cite web|url=http://www.gosportsfoundation.in/|title=GoSports Foundation}}