<p class="title">New Delhi: Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been honoured with a special edition Barbie doll to mark the 60th birthday of its creation.</p>.<p class="title">Dipa is among the 20 women from around the world selected for a special edition Barbie. The list includes Naomi Osaka, Japan's world number one tennis player who recently won the Australian Open, and Kristina Vogel, Germany's track cycling champion.</p>.<p>These role models have been chosen from around the globe in an effort to inspire more girls to thrive in challenging situations.</p>.<p>"She has defied all odds and has inspired a generation of young girls to take up the sport of gymnastics," said the Barbie website on Dipa, who has been a pioneer in Indian gymnastics.</p>
<p class="title">New Delhi: Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been honoured with a special edition Barbie doll to mark the 60th birthday of its creation.</p>.<p class="title">Dipa is among the 20 women from around the world selected for a special edition Barbie. The list includes Naomi Osaka, Japan's world number one tennis player who recently won the Australian Open, and Kristina Vogel, Germany's track cycling champion.</p>.<p>These role models have been chosen from around the globe in an effort to inspire more girls to thrive in challenging situations.</p>.<p>"She has defied all odds and has inspired a generation of young girls to take up the sport of gymnastics," said the Barbie website on Dipa, who has been a pioneer in Indian gymnastics.</p>