India's most successful gymnast: Dipa Karmakar finishes fourth, misses historic podium
Dipa Karmakar missed a bronze medal by a whisker to finish fourth in the women’s vault finals in the Rio Games but still created history by producing the best-ever performance by an Indian gymnast in the Olympics history.
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India's Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women's vault by a whisker. AFP
However, Dipa Karmakar created history for India with a creditable fourth place finish in the final, becoming the country's most successful gymnast. Reuters
Dipa Karmakar averaged 15.066 points, scoring a total of 14.8661 points with her first attempt, which included 6.000 points for difficulty and 8.866 for execution. AFP
India's gymnast Dipa Karmakar then attempted her renowned Produnova vault in her second attempt. The judges awarded Dipa 7.000 points for difficulty and 8.266 for execution and the second attempt total of 15.266 saw her finish with an average of 15.066. AFP
Dipa Karmakar was at the second spot at that stage. But she was pushed to the third spot, after Maria Paseka's attempt which saw the Russian score 15.266 and 15.241 with her first and second attempts respectively. AFP
India's gymnast Dipa Karmakar soon dropped to the fourth position, after Simeone Biles brilliant gold-winning attempt, and agonisingly missed out on a medal by a 0.15 point margin. Image courtesy: Norris Pritam
Despite being disappointed at missing out on the medal, Dipa Karmakar asserted that she was determined to train harder and do better at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Image courtesy: Norris Pritam