Agartala (Tripura) [India], Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha congratulated Sunda Dipa Karmakar for becoming the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at the Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. According to the official statement, Saha personally called Dipa and her coach Bishweshwar Nandi and congratulated both of them and wished them more success after their win. The Chief Minister of Tripura also met Ax and congratulated Deepa for her "impressive performance". Congratulations to Dipa Karmakar for becoming the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal with an impressive total score of 13.566 at the Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan," Saha posted. On Sunday, Dipa got her name written in the history books. . After winning the first gold medal for India at the Asian Championships with an impressive total score of 13.566 in the women's vault final, Dipa also won a historic gold medal, while South Korea's Kim Son Hyang won the silver medal and her compatriot Jyo Kyong Byal won the silver medal.The 30-year-old Olympian recorded an average score of 13.566, finishing behind Kim Son-hyang (13.466) and Jo Kyeong-byeol (12.966). This is the first time that an Indian gymnast won a gold medal in any event. Earlier, at the Asian Championships, Indian gymnasts had won four medals at the continental championships, adding all the bronze medals. The Indians finished 16th in the all-round category with a score of 46.166. , and failed to secure Paris 2024 Olympic quota. The vault gold adds to Dipa's already stellar list of accolades for Indian gymnastics. She is the first female gymnast from India to participate in the Olympics, and at Rio 2016, she produced the best performance of any gymnast competing at the Summer Games, finishing fourth in the women's vault.