Rio Olympics 2016 Gymnastics: Dipa Karmakar Misses Medal By Whisker, Finishes Fourth
Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault final to miss medal by a very narrow margin at Rio Olympics. American Simon Biles took the gold. Catch highlights of the gymnastics women's vault final here
Dipa Karmakar came agonisingly close to a medal and finished fourth in the women's vault final. American Simone Biles won the gold while Russia's Maria Paseka took the silver. Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber won the bronze. Catch highlights of gymnastics women's vault final here. (SCHEDULE | MEDAL TALLY)
Dipa's final score was 15.066 while the top-placed Simone's score was 15.966. Second-placed Maria had a total score of 15.253 and bronze medal winner Giulia scored 15.216
00:02 hrs IST: Dipa finishes fourth and misses medal by whisker
11:57 hrs IST: US' Simone Biles next and she scores 15.966 - her first is 15.900 and second is 16.033. She takes the gold.
11:56 hrs IST: Russia's Maria Paseka scores 15.253 to go to top. Dipa is 3rd now
11:52 hrs IST: In her second attempt she scores 15.266 to take her total score to 15.066 - she is second placed at the moment.
11:48 hrs IST: Dipa is here and she scores 14.866 in her first attempt
11:47 hrs IST: Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber next and she scores 15.216 to go to top - 15.533 in first and 14.900 in second
11:43 hrs IST: China's Yan Wang next and scores 14.999 - 14.866 in first and 15.133 in second
11:39 hrs IST: Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitana is next. She scores 14.833 in her two attempts - 14.933 in first and 14.733 in second
11:35 hrs IST: In her second attempt she scores 14.666 and that makes her total score 14.816
11:32 hrs IST: Canada's Shallon Olsen next. She too has a faulty landing on her first attempt ans she scores 14.966.
11:30 hrs IST: She makes a second attempt and falls. He second attempt score is 14.400 and total is 14.900
11:28 hrs IST: DPR Korea's Un Jong Hong start the proceedings and scores 15.400 in her first attempt
11:25 hrs IST: The gymnasts arrive in the arena.
11:22 hrs IST: Her co-competitors are tough leading with US' Simone Biles, who is a two-time Olympics medallist
11:13 hrs IST: After beginning her journey from Tripura, Dipa has come a long way. But today might just be the biggest night of her life
11:02 hrs IST: Dipa is on the cusp of history and she can win a medal today, it will be the story of this Olympics for India
11:00 hrs IST Welcome all!
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Dipa Karmakar made the cut for the final of the event with a score of 14.850 in the qualification round.
In Sunday's final, Dipa Karmakar will be up against a star-studded line-up. While USA's Simone Biles, widely regarded as the best gymnast in the world, will be favourite for the gold, the likes of Hong Un-Jong, Maria Paseka, Oksana Chusovitana, et al. are all expected to fight it out for the podium places.
North Korean Un-Jong and Uzbek Chusovitana are both former Olympic gold medallists, while Russia's Paseka won World and European titles last year.
In fray will also be Shallon Olsen of Canada and Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland, while Chinese 16-year-old sensation Wang Yan and Dipa will start as the underdogs.
The gymnast from Tripura, famous for the scary Produnova vault, has already beaten the odds by making it to the finals. If she manages to upset the applecart and clinch a medal in Sunday's final, Dipa Karmakar's place in the history books will be guaranteed.