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Watching Karmakar execute the ‘Produnova’, the so-called ‘vault of death’, led us to question whether Newton ever truly understood gravity

09 September,2024 12:24 PM IST | Mumbai | Srijanee Majumdar
Root for the real champions

Root for the real champions

A book on India’s sporting heroes is an inspiring read for young adults; but balanced representation across disciplines and sharper curation would have added more heft

02 August,2024 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Paris Olympics 2024: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar inspires youngsters

Paris Olympics 2024: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar inspires youngsters

Expressing her gratitude, Dipa Karmakar said, “ I thank Leap Gymnastics and JSW Group for inviting me to visit this facility. Their devotion to the growth of gymnastics and Olympic sports in India is truly inspiring and makes me proud"

12 July,2024 05:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

"An Olympic medal changes not just an athlete, but community, society": Malik

The foam pit is now accessible to all gymnasts. Kids are so interested in the sport and the mindset has changed significantly,” said Karmakar

07 July,2024 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
'Olympic medal transforms athlete's life and society': Sakshi Malik

'Olympic medal transforms athlete's life and society': Sakshi Malik

The 31-year-old claimed that her home city of Rohtak has undergone several changes in terms of sporting infrastructure since her medal-winning run eight years ago

06 July,2024 08:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Dipa becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior C’ships

Dipa becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior C’ships

“History created at The Asian Gymnastics Championship. Inspirational, Dipa! Congratulations on the #Gold,” Sports Authority of India tweeted

27 May,2024 06:14 AM IST | Tashkent | PTI
Gymnast Dipa finishes fourth at Apparatus WC

Gymnast Dipa finishes fourth at Apparatus WC

Karmakar, 30, who had finished fourth at Baku Apparatus World Cup last month, once again missed out on a medal by a whisker after coming up with a score of 13.333

20 April,2024 08:00 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Star gymnast Karmakar finishes fourth in Apparatus World Cup

Star gymnast Karmakar finishes fourth in Apparatus World Cup

Dipa, who finished fourth in the vault event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored 13.716 points in the event which concludes on Sunday

10 March,2024 07:32 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Dipa Karmakar shines at Sr National gymnastics

Dipa Karmakar shines at Sr National gymnastics

Her teammate Pranati Nayak clinched two medals, winning gold in vault and bronze in balance beam.

05 January,2024 07:30 AM IST | Bhubaneswar | Agencies
Asian Games exclusion demotivating and discouraging: Dipa Karmakar

Asian Games exclusion demotivating and discouraging: Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar launched a scathing attack on SAI and the Sports Ministry for leaving her demotivated and discouraged with their "deafening silence" on her Asian Games exclusion

15 August,2023 05:44 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent

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