Indian Olympian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has announced her retirement.

Sports | Dated: 15 Oct 2024

On 7th October 2024, Dipa Karmakar, India’s first female gymnastics Olympian, announced her retirement from professional competition at the age of 31, after a remarkable 25-year career in the sport.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Dipa Karmakar won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so.
  • - In 2021, Dipa won a gold medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Dipa represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she became the first Indian female gymnast to participate in the Olympics and finished 4th in vault.
  • (ii) She also earned a bronze at the Asian Championships and finished 5th at the 2015 World Championships, both firsts for Indian athletes.
  • (iii) In 2018, she won a gold medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Türkiye, the first for any Indian gymnast at a global event, and also secured a bronze in Cottbus, Germany.

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Which Indian Olympian gymnast recently announced her retirement?

Correct Answer: Dipa Karmakar

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