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Golden girl from Tripura Dipa Karmakar felicitated today. Image Source: Xtra Time[/caption]Kolkata: She may be hogging the limelight after becoming the first Indian woman gymnastic to qualify for Olympics but Dipa Karmakar says she's has not changed a bit but happy that people have started recognising the sport.
"I've not changed a bit after my qualification, but I'm happy that people have started recognising gymnastics finally," Dipa said at her felicitation by Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club's 'Coal India Annual Awards' here today.
There's has been an outpouring of congratulatory messages from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar but Dipa said her feet her grounded and focus is to "polish" her scores with less than 100 days to go for Rio.
The SAI has announced Rs 1.10 crores for her training in the build up to the Olympics with RS 80 Lkah on apparatus and the rest in foreign exposure, her coach Bishweshwar Nandi said.
"Dipa will choose between two events -- in Turkey and Singapore-- in June for her build up event ahead of Rio. There's no shortage of support for her even RAHUL Dravid (of GoSports Foundation) has extended full support".
"The coach further said the focus is now to polish her first landing score of 15,04 so that it betters her medal opportunity," Nandi said.
Her choice of vault -- Produnova -- has the risk of fatal spinal injuries as very few attempt the dangerous form but the 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist is relishing the challenge.
"Every success involves risk and I'm not afraid of taking risk. I believe in hard practice and my coach (Bishweshwar Nandi). I'm just following him. My coach doesn't let me take any pressure."
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