Dipa Karmakar bags Asian Gymnastics bronze

Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched the women's vault bronze medal at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships here today.

Hiroshima: Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched the women's vault bronze medal at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships here today.

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar. File Pic

Chinese Yan Wang defended her title with 14.988 points followed by Japanese Sae Miyakawa with 14.812 points. Dipa, who won a bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stood third at the podium with 14.725 points.

"#DipaKarmakar won #bronze n opened #India's medal tally at d #AsianGymnastics Championship, #Japan #SAI Way 2 go!!" Sports Authority of India tweeted.

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