I want to beat champ Simone Biles in Tokyo, says gymnast Dipa Karmakar

Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who finished a historic fourth in Rio Olympics vault, aspires to beat reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles of US in Tokyo Games four years later

Dipa Karmakar

Kolkata: Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who finished a historic fourth in Rio Olympics vault, aspires to beat reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles of US in Tokyo Games four years later.

"My next aim is to beat Simone Biles in Tokyo 2020, that's my target. I know very well that if I aspire to beat the champion, I would at least finish with a gold or silver," said the 23-year-old.

"This is my rest period which will go on till the Durga Puja festival. For the first time in five years I would be able to spend time with family during the Puja festival. But my fitness training has begun, I'm training about four hours in the evening," she said.

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