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

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.