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RIO DE JANEIRO: After becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa Karmakar has set her eyes on a podium finish at the Rio Games scheduled to be held in August.
The 22-year-old garnered a total score of 52.698 points in the Olympics qualifying event yesterday to book a berth for artistic gymnastics in Rio Games.
“It is a good feeling to win a gold medal,” Dipa was quoted as saying at the official facebook page of the International Federation of Gymnastics.
“My next objective is an Olympic medal podium,” she said after clinching the gold in vaults finals at the test event of the Rio Games yesterday. (PTI)