3 sports in which India is making its debut at the Olympics

Women’s Gymnastics

Women’s gymnastics has been at the Olympic Games for 88 years but this is the first time that an Indian woman is participating at the Olympics.

In April 2016, Dipa Karmakar became the first female Indian gymnast ever to secure an Olympic berth. She is also the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in 52 years since India was last represented at this sport in the 1964 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Karmakar has not disappointed as she also became the first Indian to qualify for the finals in the vault which can potentially win her a medal at the Rio Olympics.