Dipa Karmakar creates historical past, turns into first Indian gymnast to win gold at Asian Senior Championships

Tashkent. Most sensible Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Sunday was the rustic’s first athlete to win a gold medal on the Asian Senior Championships, bagging the yellow medal within the girls’s vault match right here.The 30-year-old Dipa averaged 13.566 within the vault ultimate at the remaining day of competitions within the Uzbekistan capital.North Korea’s Kim Son Hyang (13.466) and Jo Kyong Byol (12.966) gained the silver and bronze medals respectively.Dipa, who completed fourth within the vault ultimate on the 2016 Rio Olympics, had gained a bronze medal in the similar match within the 2015 version.Ashish Kumar gained a bronze medal within the particular person ground workout on the 2015 Asian Championships. Pranati Nayak additionally gained a bronze medal within the vault match within the 2019 and 2022 editions.Dipa, who returned to motion remaining 12 months after a 21-month suspension because of a doping offence, is out of the race for the impending Paris Olympics.