Deepa Karmakar: A new record was registered in the Asian Gymnastics Championship. India's star gymnast Deepa Karmakar has created a new feat. She became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championship. The tournament was held in Uzbekistan and ended on Sunday. Deepa Karmakar bagged the gold medal in the individual vault category in this tournament.
The final match was fierce. 8 gymnasts participated in this. But Deepa Karmakar topped the individual vault category. Achieved the Pasidi scheme with extraordinary talent.. Deepa last won the bronze medal in the same tournament held in the year 2015. In the latest edition too, Deepa gave an excellent performance. Although 8 world class gymnasts competed.. a new record was created in the individual vault category.
Deepa Karmakar is currently 30 years old. However, she averaged 13.566 in the final match. North Korea's Kim Sun 13.466 and Jo Kyom G 12.966 won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Deepa finished fourth in the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2014, Deepa won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.
Deepa faced a 21-month ban for using a banned type of stimulant at that time. In this background, Deepa became a wave of excitement by adapting her ban to practice. After that, she came back to the ring and won the gold medal in the first tournament itself. In 2015, Deepa bagged a bronze medal in the individual vault category. In 2019, Pranathi Naik bagged a bronze medal in the individual vault category. In 2022 as well, Pranathi Naik bagged a bronze medal in the individual vault category. In the latest edition, Deepa Karmakar bagged a gold medal in the individual vault category.
