Trailblazing Indian gymnast did India proud by trying her level best and ending up in 4th position. India was glued to the TV screens when Dipa was performing in the night and it was Independence day for India. It would hve been a great occasion for India if Dipa could get a medal but still she was almost there. She deserves all encouragement .Talking about her performance Dipa Karmakar said that she’s not disappointed at missing out on a historic bronze in the vault final of the Rio Olympics here and that she’s satisfied with her performance.
“I never expected a medal from this Olympics but to have come fourth is very creditable. In boxing, wrestling you get a bronze even when you finish fourth but not for me. It was very close to medal. After four years, my target would be gold,” Dipa said brimming with confidence.
“For me this is my first Olympics. But I don’t need to be disappointed I will give my best in Tokyo 2020,” she added.The young gymnast, who hails from Tripura, said that she is “fully satisfied” with her performance.
“This is my highest score. But the medalists were better than me. Maybe, it was not my day,” a graceful Dipa added.
The 23-year-old, who had become the first Indian woman gymnast to have qualified for the Olympics, scored an average of 15.066 points, a mere 0.15 less than the eventual bronze winner Giulia Steingruber (15.216) of Switzerland.
The gold went to American pre-event favourite Simone Biles (15.966) while reigning vault world champion Maria Paseka of Russia got the silver with an average of 15.253 points.
Dipa could have been in the reckoning for a medal had she not landed on her haunches in her risky ‘Produnova’ vault for which she is now known all over the world. Dipa landed on her feet but then sat down and lost points.
She scored 15.266 from her ‘Produnova’ with 8.266 points for execution for a difficulty level of 7. The average of the two attempts gave her 15.066, a mere 0.15 difference with bronze winner Steingruber.
