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Dipa Karmakar should be declared brand ambassador of Indian Sports: TMC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala (Manipur) [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) vice-president Mukul Roy and retired international footballer and an Arjuna award winner Prasun Banerjee, who at present is also a TMC MP, today felicitated gymnast Dipa Karmakar and her coach Bishweshwar Nandi.
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President Mukherjee confers Khel Ratna to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa, Jitu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred the country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Rio medallists PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and ace shooter Jitu Rai.
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Dipa Karmakar welcomes PM Modi's Olympics task force
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): India's gymnastics heroine Dipa Karmakar has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of setting up a task force to prepare an action plan for the next three Olympic Games, and expressed hope that it would yield positive results and the
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Dipa Karmakar says sad she could not snare Olympic medal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Aug.26 (ANI): Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar has said that she is sad at not being able to snare a medal at the recently concluded summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Rahul Gandhi's RSS comment nothing but a 'face-saver': BJP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 25 (ANI): Following Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's tweet stating that he will fight against the divisive agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Thursday took strong exception to the statement, saying that former is
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'I could not have performed without your support': Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Fresh from her memorable feat in the Rio Olympics, Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday expressed gratitude to her fans and well-wishers, saying she could not have performed well without their support.
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Dejected I could not win a medal for India: Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): After coming close on the heels of winning a medal as she finished fourth in the women's individual vault final at the Rio Olympics, Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday said that she felt dejected that she could not win a medal for her country.
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Dipa Karmakar recommends gymnast coach Bishweshwar for Dronacharya Award
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
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Dipa's father ecstatic after daughter's name recommended for Khe
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala, Aug.17 (ANI): The father of Indian star gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed the bronze medal by a whisker at the ongoing Rio Olympics, on Tuesday expressed his delight after she was recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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B-Town lauds 'India's pride' Dipa Karmakar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): Though Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker, her stellar performance at the world's biggest stage has filled the B-Town with awe.
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Heartbroken on missing medal, will target gold for 2020 Olympics: Dipa Kar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Expressing disappointment at losing the Olympic medal by a whisker as she finished fourth in the women's individual vault final here at the Rio Olympics, Indian trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar said that she was crestfallen but this has only made
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Dazzling Dipa Karmakar leaves sporting fraternity awestruck
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Although Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker, her stellar performance at the world's biggest stage has left much of the sporting fraternity awestruck.
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