The Tripura-girl, who is the country's first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, managed to perform her much-appreciated 'Produnova' vault cleanly to secure 14.850 points after two attempts. What Drives This Gymnast's Death-Defying Leap For Success? BBC News When Dipa Karmakar competed in her first gymnastics competition, she did so without shoes and borrowed an oversized, ill-fitting costume. Humble beginnings in a cash-strapped sport mean her gymnastic achievements, the first Indian to medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games, are all the more remarkable.