“My eyes were wet as I saw my coach clapping...
Dec 26, 2020
2 minutes
By ROMITA DATTA
Photograph by BANDEEP SINGH
DIPA KARMAKAR,27
She started her gymnastics journey at the age of six. In 2016, Karmakar became the first Indian gymnast in 52 years to compete in the Olympics
Born with flat feet—something that is considered a postural deformity for gymnasts—Karmakar’s story is one of struggle, grit and the determination
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