A knee injury while practising during April 2017 meant that Karmakar was out of rivalry for the past two-and-half years. The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) damage required surgical treatment and because she required additional time to get better than anticipated, Karmakar gave a miss to the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, earlier this year. “Topping the preliminary round gave me a lot of confidence. I am very thankful to my coach and people who have worked hard to bring me back to competitive gymnastics,” added Karmakar, who finished the qualification round with a score of 13.400.