New Delhi: Given her heart-winning performance at Rio Olympic 2016, authorities have reportedly decided to confer Olympic gymnast Dipa Karmakar with the prestigious ‘Khel Ratna’. Her name could officially be announced on Friday, sources said.
Tripura girl Karmakar not only qualified for Olympics in her first attempt but also achieved fourth place but missed out on winning a medal in the women’s vault competition by a whisker.
The 23-year-old girl from Agartala agonisingly missed out on a medal by 0.15 point margin. Dipa averaged 15.066 points to finish fourth at the Rio Olympic Arena on Sunday. Simone Biles of the US won the gold with an average of 15.966, while Maria Paseka (15.253) of Russia, and Switzerland’s Giulia Steingrubber (15.216) took home the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Despite missing out on the medal, Dipa asserted that she is determined to train harder and do better at the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo.
