Congratulations! Olympians Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar Make The Forbes¡¯ Under-30 Achievers List
Both Karmakar and Malik represented India in the Rio Olympics 2016
This is great news for the Indian sports fraternity. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik are among Forbes' list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30 who are "pushing boundaries of innovation".
The second Forbes '30 Under 30' Asia list 2017 features 300 impressive young entrepreneurs -- 30 in 10 categories, including entertainment, finance and venture capital, retail, social entrepreneurs and enterprise technology, under the age of 30 years who are pushing the boundaries of innovation.
India has 53 achievers on the list, second only to China which has 76 honorees.
Leading the pack from India are Karmakar, 23, who became the first Indian female gymnast to ever compete in the Olympics during the last games held in Rio de Janeiro - and the first Indian gymnast to compete in 52 years. Forbes noted that Malik, who hails from a small Indian town Rohtak, faced a lot of local opposition to her desire to wrestle when she took up the sport at age 12.
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The list also features Sharath Gayakwad, 25, India's first Paralympic swimmer, coach and Arjuna award winner who has won 96 medals.
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