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Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
4Women's Vault2014Incheon, KOR14.200
5Women's Beam2018Indonesia12.500
7Women's Team2018Indonesia138.050
8Women's Team2014Incheon, KOR179.625
8Women's Vault2010Guangzhou, CHN13.400
9Women's Vault2018Indonesia13.225
10Women's Individual All-Around2014Incheon, KOR49.050
13Women's Individual All-Around2018Indonesia48.700
20Women's Beam2014Incheon, KOR12.600
26Women's Floor Exercise2010Guangzhou, CHN10.900
27Women's Uneven Bars2018Indonesia11.200
27Women's Beam2010Guangzhou, CHN11.700
28Women's Floor Exercise2018Indonesia11.300
28Women's Individual All-Around2010Guangzhou, CHN36.450
32Women's Uneven Bars2014Incheon, KOR10.150
41Women's Floor Exercise2014Incheon, KOR11.150
Olympic Games
4Women's Vault2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA15.066
51Women's Individual All-Around2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA51.665
65Women's Beam2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA12.866
75Women's Floor Exercise2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA12.033
77Women's Uneven Bars2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA11.666
World Championships
5Women's Vault2015Glasgow, GBR14.683
10Women's Vault2014Nanning, CHN14.483
18Women's Vault2013Antwerp, BEL13.916
21Women's Vault2011Tokyo, JPN13.416
32Women's Vault2009London, GBR12.962
38Women's Team2014Nanning, CHN166.878
61Women's Floor Exercise2013Antwerp, BEL12.100
63Women's Individual All-Around2013Antwerp, BEL46.648
91Women's Uneven Bars2013Antwerp, BEL10.316
97Women's Beam2013Antwerp, BEL10.366
101Women's Floor Exercise2009London, GBR10.425
103Women's Individual All-Around2015Glasgow, GBR49.966
117Women's Beam2015Glasgow, GBR12.333
120Women's Individual All-Around2009London, GBR23.575
135Women's Floor Exercise2015Glasgow, GBR12.533
162Women's Beam2011Tokyo, JPN11.266
201Women's Uneven Bars2015Glasgow, GBR10.000
202Women's Individual All-Around2011Tokyo, JPN24.699
237Women's Individual All-Around2014Nanning, CHN13.866
World Cup
3Women's Vault2019/2020Cottbus, GER14.316
8Women's Vault2019/2020Baku, AZEDNF
20Women's Beam2019/2020Baku, AZE10.633
23Women's Beam2019/2020Cottbus, GER11.066
Asian Championships
3Women's Vault2015Hiroshima, JPN14.725
7Women's Individual All-Around2015Hiroshima, JPN52.400
8Women's Beam2015Hiroshima, JPN12.475
10Women's Uneven Bars2015Hiroshima, JPN12.150
15Women's Floor Exercise2015Hiroshima, JPN12.450
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Guddu (dohagym.com, 08 Jan 2010)
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Athlete
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Humanities - Women's College, Agartala, India
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Bengali, English, Hindi
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Bishweshwar Nandi [personal], IND
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Her father Dulal Karmakar has coached weightlifters for the Sports Authority of India [SAI]. (sportscelebfamily.com, 26 Mar 2017)
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A knee injury prevented her from competing at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. She spent time recovering from the problem during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and returned to training in August 2020. (olympics.com, 23 Feb 2021)

She suffered a minor thigh injury in September 2018. (thegymter.net, 01 Oct 2018)

She sustained a right knee injury during training at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. The injury prevented her from competing in the team all-around final at the Games. She later competed in the balance beam final, although she was still troubled by the injury. (firstpost.com, 24 Aug 2018, 22 Aug 2018; india.com, 24 Aug 2018)

She suffered a knee injury at the Indian selection trials for the 2017 Asian Championships. She subsequently required surgery on her anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in April 2017. (outlookindia.com, 14 Feb 2018; timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 22 Jun 2017)

She suffered a hairline fracture of her ankle following the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Later in the year she was able to compete at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, with the aid of painkillers and a bandaged ankle. (newindianexpress.com, 25 Sep 2014)
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She took up gymnastics at age six at the Netaji Subhas Regional Centre of the Sports Authority of India [SAI]. (sportscelebfamily.com, 26 Mar 2017; indianexpress.com, 18 Apr 2016)
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Her father worked as a coach at the Sports Authority of India [SAI] and encouraged her to try gymnastics. "Having watched gymnastics from up close, he knew more than anyone else that it wasn't just about dainty movements and pretty costumes. It needed strength and guts." (indianexpress.com, 18 Apr 2016)
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To win gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (sputnikglobe.com, 08 Jun 2021)
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US artistic gymnast Simone Biles. (parentcircle.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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"We all should take Oksana [Chusovitina] as an example; if she can still do so well at the age of 45, then why shall I consider the age factor now [speaking in 2021]. It's all about how fit you are mentally as well as physically and if you have willpower to give it a shot, you can definitely do it." (olympics.com, 23 Feb 2021)
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In April 2017 she featured in Forbes Magazine's '30 Under 30' Asia list, which celebrates the accomplishments of achievers who are under the age of 30. (hindustantimes.com, 17 Apr 2017)

In 2017 she received the Padma Shri Award in India. (Facebook page, 08 Mar 2018; business-standard.com, 13 Apr 2017)

In January 2017 she became only the second Indian athlete to feature on a postage stamp issued by the Department of Post in India. She received the honour after becoming the first female gymnast from India to compete at the Olympic Games at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (hindustantimes.com, 21 Jan 2017)

In 2016 she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in India. (Facebook page, 08 Mar 2018; firstpost.com, 29 Aug 2016)

She was presented with India's Arjuna Award in August 2015. (nelive.in, 30 Aug 2015)

She was named the 2010 Gymnast of the Year by the Gymnastics Federation of India [GFI]. (gfi-gymnastics.in, 10 Apr 2010)

General Interest

General
SANCTION
She received a 21-month suspension from the International Testing Agency [ITA] after returning a positive result for the prohibited substance higenamine at an out of competition test in October 2021. Her period of ineligibility was in effect until 10 July 2023. (ita.sport, 03 Feb 2023)

PRODUNOVA
On her way to winning bronze on vault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, she became only the fifth female athlete to have landed the 'Produnova'. The move, which is nicknamed the 'Vault of Death', involves completing two somersaults before landing on the feet safely. "There can be death if you land on the neck, there's death if you go down headlong. It is risky, I know. But to win something, I always knew I had to take a risk. I'd seen boys do it, so why not? It's tough because when you land after two aerial somersaults, the weight that comes on the leg is double - if I'm 45kg, the legs have to take 80-90kg." (thequint.com, 13 Aug 2016; indianexpress.com, 18 Apr 2016)

AUTHOR
In November 2018 she released a book called 'The Small Wonder' that documents her career. (thegymter.net, 05 Nov 2018; Twitter profile, 03 Nov 2018)

Legend
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