Rio Olympics 2016, Gymnastics Highlights: Dipa Karmakar Enters Vault Finals, Finishes 8th in Qualifying
Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th. Catch all gymnastics highlights from Rio 2016 here.
Dipa Karmakar, who is India's first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, managed to perform her much-appreciated 'Produnova' vault cleanly to secure 14.850 points after two attempts and qualify for finals. Catch all the highlights of gymnastics event here (MEDAL TALLY | INDIA AT RIO TODAY)
06:45 hrs IST: Dipa had ended sixth after the third of five sub-divisions.
She dropped to 8th eventually when Canadian Shallon Olsen's terrific effort of 14.950 rejigged the overall standings.
06:30 hrs IST: There it is!! Dipa Karmakar has scripted history by entering the vault finals.
00:55 hrs IST: That is all from us as of now. Thank you for joining us.
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00:50 hrs IST: Dipa finished sixth in her own sub-division and has to wait for the final results
00:45 hrs IST: The other two sub-divisions will be held at 0200 hours and 0500 hours India time. Only then will Dipa Karmakar get to know whether she has qualified for the Vault finals of not
00:40 hrs IST: Three sub-divisions in women's qualifications have already taken place and two are still left
00:35 hrs IST: Dipa is currently in sixth position in Vault and can qualify for the finals but importantly there are two more sub divisions left who will participate later in the night and the results will be decided then
00:30 hrs IST: She is currently ranked 27th with 51.665 cumulative points
00:28 hrs IST: Dipa Karmakar is done with her performances and has to wait for the overall competition to get over to find out if she has qualified for any of the finals
00:24 hrs IST: Oh wait! Dipa also got a penalty in Floor Exercise! Her first one here. He was fined -0.300 points
00:20 hrs IST: And Dipa has performed in her Floor Exercise rotation too, earning 12.033 points with a difficulty level of 5.200 and execution of 7.133
00:16 hrs IST: That was quite a close contest in archery between the Indian recurve team and Russia but India lost out in the quarter-finals and could not proceed to the medal rounds
00:14 hrs IST: Just floor exercise left for Dipa but where will she rank after it all ends!
00:10 hrs IST: Overall Dipa is ranked 34th with a cumulative total of 39.632
00:05 hrs IST: It has not been a great day for India at the Rio Olympics! And now the women's archery team is also knocked out from the Games!
00:02 hrs IST: Dipa's last rotation is floor exercise!
00:00 hrs IST: Dipa gets a score of 12.866 in Balance Beams which had a difficulty level of 5.300 and execution level of 7.566 to finish 32nd out of 43 competitions in the rotation
23:58 hrs IST: But she finished a dismal 41st and second last with a score of 11.666. Aliya Mustafina of Russia topped with 15.833
23:55 hrs IST: Dipa is ranked sixth in Vault with an average score of 14.850 out of nine participants
23:50 hrs IST: Meanwhile the Indian women's recurve archery team will face Russia in the quarter-finals right now! Follow the action here
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23:45 hrs IST: In terms of all-round scores, India's Dipa is ranking in 35th position with a cumulative score of 26.766
23:42 hrs IST: Can Dipa progress to further rounds?
23:36 hrs IST: Her next rotation will have Balance Beam
23:34 hrs IST: She had a dificulty of 4.500 and execution of 7.166
23:33 hrs IST: And Dipa has got a score of 11.666!
23:32 hrs IST: She is seen waiting for her scores!
23:30 hrs IST: And Dipa performs in Uneven Bars! That was a good attempt!
23:25 hrs IST: Some superb action going on at the Rio Olympic Arena where all gymnastics action is taking place
23:19 hrs IST: Dipa's next rotation will be Uneven Bars
23:15 hrs IST: Dipa's average score is 14.850 in Vault so far!
23:13 hrs IST: And she has done her second attempt too! This time her score is 14.600! She had a difficulty level of 6.000 and execution of 8.6000
23:11 hrs IST: She has got an impressive score of 15.100 with a difficulty level of 7 and execution of 8.1
23:09 hrs IST: And Dipa has done her first rotation of Vault!
23:08 hrs IST: We can see the gymnasts preparing
23:06 hrs IST: Dipa's first rotation will be the Vault! This should be exciting!
23:05 hrs IST: There will be four rotations in this competition
23:03 hrs IST: The first two sub divisions have already taken place and the third is just about to begin
23:00 hrs IST: So there won't be any medal rounds in the event today, only qualification - which is divided into three sub divisions
22:58 hrs IST: But can she make her mark at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza?
22:55 hrs IST: Dipa Karmakar made the country proud earlier in the year by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify to the Olympic Games
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Dipa, the 22-year-old Gymnastic sensation from Tripura, has made a reputation of fighting against the odds. She has given her soul into mastering the highly difficult Produnova - a double front somersault vault - and is relying on it for a super show.
She has done about 1000 repetitions of the move so the key for her would be to do well in the uneven bars, beam and floor exercises.
"I believe that practice makes perfect, and then it is not difficult anymore," she insisted. "My coach ensured that I practised extensively."
The Produnova -- a handspring double-front somersault -- has the highest degree of difficulty for a women's vault, a 7.0, and only five people have attempted in competition.
It's so dangerous some want it banned because of the potentially life-threatening injuries if a gymnast over-rotates and lands on their neck.
Dipa will be aiming to make a mark in the qualifiers and come one step closer to history as she competes in this dangerous event.