Deepa Karmakar makes fresh start to gymnastics in India, despite losing in Olympics
Deepa Karmakar makes fresh start to gymnastics in India, despite losing in Olympics
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Deepa Karmakar, India's athlete whose defeat also made her an inspiration in the country. In 2016, she participated in the Rio Olympics and finished fourth. This was the best performance by an Indian in gymnastics at the Olympics. Deepa became a star for the whole country. Her name was being discussed everywhere. Departing from the north eastern state of Tripura, she introduced gymnastics as a sport in the country in which success can be achieved. Safer Deepa's father, who started at the age of six, was a coach at the Sai Center, due to which Deepa was very fond of sports since childhood. Started preparing for gymnastics at Deepa from the age of 6 only. She found it difficult when she came to know that she was 'flat foot'. Deepa was around 8-9 years old then. It is generally said about 'flat feet' that flat-footers cannot do gymnastics but Deepa's coach Nandi Sir gave her some fitness exercises and after doing so, her problems overcome. She lived in Jalpaiguri which further boosted their morale.

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Deepa made headlines by representing Tripura in 2011, winning five medals at the National Games. She was also part of the Indian gymnastics team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she saw Ashish Kumar create history by winning India's first medal in gymnastics. Deepa, who considers Ashish as her inspiration, won the bronze medal in the final of the women's vault category at the Commonwealth Games held in 2014. Asian bronze medalist Deepa has won the Olympic ticket in Artistic Gymnastics. Honors given to Deepa

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Deepa Karmakar was honored with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016 for her exceptional performance in the Rio Olympics. The following year she was given the Padma Shri award. In the year 2017 itself, she was included in Forbes's Super Achievers of Asia under 30 years. Once a foreign coach said about a new vault technique that girls will not be able to do. Deepa was so shocked that she finally succumbed to victory over that technique and she gives credit to her coach.

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Deepa gives first place to her guru in every success. Even when she was being awarded the Arjuna Award, she went to the program wearing white colored socks. Those socks belonged to the coach. Deepa wanted the coach to be present with her in some form or the other when she took the award. A lot can be learned from the story of Deepa Karmakar's struggle that can change the life of any woman. Deepa always says, 'When you are crazy about something, whatever it may be, you have a lot of expectations from yourself and standing up to those expectations takes you very close to your destination.'

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