Dipa Karmakar retires, said- took this decision after lot of thinking
1 min readNew Delhi (Team Newsbuddy) : Female gymnast Dipa Karmakar announced her retirement on Monday. She said that I have taken this decision after a lot of thinking.
She thanked the Tripura government, Gymnastics Federation and Sports Authority of India for their support.
Dipa Karmakar said, “Even though I am retiring, my connection with gymnastics will never break. I want to give something back to this sport.”
Dipa Karmakar said, “My last victory, Asian Gymnastics Championship Tashkent, was a turning point because then I felt that I could push my body more, but sometimes our body tells us that now is the time to rest, but the heart still does not agree.”
Who is Dipa Karmakar?
Dipa Karmakar became the first female gymnast to represent the country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Karmakar started gymnastics at the age of 6