Watch: On Returning to India, Dipa Karmakar Targets Olympic Medal

Dipa Karmakar speaks to the media after arriving in Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Dipa Karmakar made history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. She booked her place at the Rio Games after putting up a strong show in the final qualifying event at Rio de Janeiro.

The daughter of a weightlifting coach at the SAI centre in Agartala, Dipa started gymnastics from the early age of six and is still being trained by her childhood coach, Bisbeshwar Nandi.