Dipa Karmakar – India’s first female Olympic gymnast
by Kapil Khera
Dipa Karmakar, India’s first female gymnast at the Olympics, may have just lost out on a medal but she won the hearts of a nation with her vaulting performance.
She finished fourth in the women’s vault gymnastics event on Sunday with a score of 15.966, just 0.15 points behind the bronze winner.
India has yet to win an Olympics medal at the Rio 2016 games.
But her fourth place did little to stop the outpouring of support and praise for the athlete on social media.
“It’s not about winning medals,” said Shekhar Kapur, an Indian film director on Twitter. “It’s about breaking through all stereotypes and proving you are there with the best. You inspire us all.”
“Thank you #DipaKarmakar for getting us united at midnight cheering for Gymnastics, in a country with no infrastructure for this sport,” said cricketer Virender Sehwag. “Super proud”.
Source:- BBC.com