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- Published: October 7, 2024 19:39
New Delhi: After missing out on a much-deserved bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has finally announced her retirement from gymnastics. Dipa’s Olympic attempt heralded a revolution in the entire country for the sport of gymnastics in the country. It also put Tripura, the home state of Dipa on the geographical memory of the Indian viewers.
THANK YOU DIPA KARMAKAR 🇮🇳🫡
One of only five women worldwide to have mastered the Produnova vault. ✨🤸♀️
Finished 4th at Rio Olympics and lost the medal by just 0.15 Points
Happy Retirement Dipa 👏pic.twitter.com/n6YESR8abQ
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) October 7, 2024
The 31-year-old Dipa, who became the first female gymnast from the country to compete at the Olympics, finished fourth in the vault event to lose an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points!
In her latest post on X (formerly Twitter), Dipa Karmakar wrote-
After much thought and reflection, I have decided to retire from competitive gymnastics. This is not an easy decision, but it feels like the right time…
Dipa Karmakar’s retirement post:
Signing off from the mat! ❤️
Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my journey.
Onto the next chapter🤸🏻♀️🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/kW5KQZLr29— Dipa Karmakar (@DipaKarmakar) October 7, 2024
Netizens react to Dipa’s retirement
Dipa has been one of the trailblazers of Indian sport, naturally her retirement was a bittersweet moment for the people all around. A lot of netizens have reacted to the retirement news of Dipa. Some of the reactions are:
Dipa Karmakar Announces Retirement #DipaKarmakar pic.twitter.com/Z6JINmREWO
— IndiaSportsHub (@IndiaSportsHub) October 7, 2024
The incredibly brave and trailblazing Dipa Karmakar calls it a day. From training on broken scooters to getting to 4th place in the Olympics was an incredible journey.
Thanks for everything Dipa, you remain an inspiration! https://t.co/puyqCv8iqb pic.twitter.com/NIILMTfw2C— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) October 7, 2024
Well-known sporting personality, Joy Bhattacharya wrote a tribute to the life and hard work of Dipa Karmakar. “From training on broken scooters to getting to 4th place in the Olympics was an incredible journey…” wrote Bhattacharya.
🚨Dipa Karmakar announced her retirement.
– She had finished the 4th at the Rio Olympics 2016 and missed medal by 0.15 Points
– One of the only five women in the world who have successfully landed the Produnova.Congratulations on the Incredible Career!! 🇮🇳🫡 pic.twitter.com/AQBOU5Ng9J
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) October 7, 2024
