Saraju Chakraborty
It was a golden history of Tripura. It was in the field of Gymnastics. Many bright stars in this North-eastern state are glitters in the sky of Indian gymnastics till today. After a long break, one dazzling star was included in this sky, named Dipa Karmakar. For her excellent performance in the international arena she establishes herself as a ‘Dhrubatara’ in the glittering world.
Only a short span of one and half years, Tripura genius broke all pervious and created a new record for state as well as country also. Dipa, who born and brought up in Tripura, not only create a history asa best women gymnast in the country, as also representing international arena with raise the ‘tri-colour’. It was unexpected in the Indian sports field especially in gymnastics game.
In the sixth decade of last century, many sports persons were establish them as a star in the field of gymnast under the guidance and training by SAI coach great Dalip Sing. Tripura got two prestigious ‘Arjuna’ awardees Mantu Debnath and Kalpana Debnath bothfrom gymnastics event. Biswaswar Nandi, Balaram Shil, Tapas Deb, Bijon Saha, Debasish Dam Chowdhury, Madhushudan Saha and Lopamudhra Ghosh hare a bunch of names that represented country in various international tournaments and pride of Tripura also. Besides them, many gymnast of this state dominate and clinched India best title several times in this event. This domination was in the middle of eighth decade of last century. Then after a long break, Banasree Debnath bagged Gold from Bangaluru National Games in the year 1997. It was success for Tripura gymnastics but not to be continuous process for the state. The success graph of Tripura was decline gradual and confined it in sub-junior, junior and school level only.
It was too long, after 24 years big gaps Dipa Karmakar bounce back strongly and created all time history of Tripura as well as Indian gymnastics arena. She becomes the first women gymnast who not only representing India in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games and Guangzhou Asian games, but also entered final round in the Vaulting table category. She also represented India in the World Championship and World Cup in gymnastics. Dipa selected for Indian camp first time after her brilliant performance in the National School Gymnastics Championship and she represented Indian school team for Asian tournament in Doha. Then, Dipa clinched best women gymnast title first time from National Senior Championship in Tamilnadu in 2010. Then recently she retained her title in Jaipur 2011 also. She bagged four Gold and one Silver. Dipa, the golden girl of Tripura then created all time history in the recently concluded Jharkhanda National Games wrap up all five Gold medals of her section both from prestigious all round individual and other four categories.
Starting from Vivekananda Vayamagar of her first coach Soma Nandi, she upgraded very soon in Netajee Subhash Regional Coaching Center (NSRCC). Under the guidance of former international gymnast and coach Biswaswar Nandi, Dipa flourish herself and jump one step to another sharply. Daughter of SAI Weight Lifting coach Dulal Karmakar, Dipa know that success can not come without labour and dedication. Studding in Abhoynagar School, she concentrate her target to representing India from early stage. She proves that nothing is impossible. Her next target is to represent India in London Olympic in 2012. Dipa will, because she has determination. Yes, it’s possible defiantly.
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