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Dipa Karmakar undergoes knee surgery, will miss Asian Championship

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is set to miss Asian Championships next month as she underwent a knee surgery.

By PTI

New Delhi, April: 4: Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has undergone a knee surgery, ruling her out of the Asian Championships next month.

Karmakar underwent an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery in Mumbai and will not participate in the Thailand meet scheduled from May 18.

File photo: Dipa Karmakar

"Hi everyone, there is an update. I recently got injured during practice and underwent an ACL surgery. Rehabilitation has started and I will be back soon," Karmakar posted on twitter.

Her official tweet read:

The 23-year-old is reportedly being attended to by renowned Dr Anant Joshi, who has treated Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in the past.

Karmakar shot to fame by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. She finished fourth in her pet event of vault at the Rio Games.

She had first come into the spotlight after winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so.

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:42 [IST]
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