Khelo India: Tripura’s Priyanka Dasgupta Bags Gold in Gymnastics

Guwahati, January 11, 2020:

Tripura’s Priyanka Dasgupta has emerged as the next Gymnast icon after Dipa Karmakar as she clinches four gold medals in the artistic gymnastics in the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 held in Guwahati.

The sixteen-year-old has attributed her win to her idol Dipa Karmakar, who advised her to stay focused to her goal and concentrate on her performances. Priyanka’s win at the initial days of Khelo India has further become an inspiration for the ones from Tripura competing to make a mark at the Youth Games.

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Priyanka has emerged as the star performer in the Under-17 Girls’ Competition and the credit, she said, goes to Dipa for guiding her. She said that the gymnast had helped her polish the art she knew.

It may be mentioned here that Khelo India Youth Games 2020 kicked off on January 10. Athletes from across the country have landed in Guwahati to make a mark in their respective games.

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While Tripura shone bright in the Gymnastics, Gujarat rose in athletics, with one gold and three silver medals on the first day itself. Twenty-year-old Ajeet Kumar Yadav led Gujarat’s charge of the athletics events, defending his Under-21 5,000 m crown in the Khelo India Youth Games here on an action-packed Saturday.

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