Top Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar made history in the final qualifier of the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro in April 17 as she produced a strong show, becoming the first ever Indian to qualify for the Olympics in gymnastics.
The 22-year-old could not clinch an Olympic berth in the World Championships in November last year in Glasgow as she finished outside the podium (fifth place).
Dipa had earlier become the first...

Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) secretary general Morinari WATANABE has confirmed his intention to stand for the Presidency of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), it has been announced this week. "Insidethegames" exclusively revealed last October that Watanabe, also a member of the F.I.G. Executive Committee, would enter the race to replace Italian Bruno GRANDI, who is due to step down after 19 years at the helm at the body’s Congress in Tokyo in October. The Japanese is only...