Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is likely to be selected in the Indian contingent for the Asian Games as the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) has requested the Sports Ministry to include her in the team.
Dipa, who brought Indian gymnastics into limelight by finishing fourth at the Rio Olympics (2016), was dropped from the final list of the women’s gymnastics team for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, starting on September 23, for failing to meet the ministry’s selection criteria. was deleted.