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Twitterati laud Dipa Karmakar on becoming first Indian female gymnast to qualify for Olympics

Dipa Karmakar had become the first Indian gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Now she's qualified for the Olympics.

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dipa karmakar, dipa, karmakar, dipa karmakar gymnastics, gymnastics india, athletics, athletics india, rio india, rio 2016 india, rio 2016 india athletes Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for an Olympics. (Source: AP File)

Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian female to qualify for the Olympics on Sunday and the first gymnast since 1964 who will be competing in the quadrennial event. After scoring a strong 52.698 in the final qualifier, the 22-year-old from Tripura sealed her place in the Rio Olympics.

This is not the first she is creating history and bringing laurels to the nation. She had also become the first Indian woman gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. She was also the first Indian woman gymnast to compete in the finals of the World Championships in 2015.

But qualifying for Olympics is a much bigger achievement – something that Twitter recognised as well with many athletes/administrators lauding her effort.

READ: Dipa Karmakar creates history

Karmakar is one of the few female gymnasts to successfully land the Produnova and get the top score of 15.100 which is a combination of 7.000 for difficulty and 8.100 for execution and 0.100 for penalty. The Produnova involves running full tilt towards the springboard, a jump followed by blocking the hands, swinging the legs into full rotation while in flight for twin somersaults and then a frontal landing with complete balance. If it goes wrong, it can break the spine and the neck.

Her Produnova at the World Championships in 2015 was flawless though:

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