♦ Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar announced her retirement from the sport on 7 October 2024. She hails from Agartala, Tripura. She holds the distinction of being the first Indian female gymnast to compete at the Olympics. 

♦ In 2014, Karmakar won a bronze medal in the vault category at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Indian woman to win in the gymnastic category. She won another bronze medal at the Asian Championships in 2015. A landmark achievement in Dipa’s career was her performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She made history as the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the final vault event, where she secured fourth place.

♦ Dipa also became the first Indian to win a gold medal at an international gymnastics event after topping the women’s vault podium at the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Mersin, Turkiye.

♦ Dipa Karmakar won a gold medal in Vault at the Asian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2024, becoming the first Indian to clinch top podium at the continental meet.

♦ Dipa Karmakar was honoured with numerous prestigious awards and accolades. These include the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award; the Arjuna Award for her outstanding achievements in sports; and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sports honour.