As India continues battling with disappointment at the Rio 2016 Olympics, the big wave of bliss that’s overpowering these thousand sorrows is the golden girl Deepa Karmakar’s performance. The gymnast from Agartala has reached the finals of Rio Olympics women’s vault and will be contending for the big win tonight.
Deepa’s kins, her city and above all, the nation gears up to cheer the young girl, who has conquered all to reach the last leg of the mega event and has already become the talk of the town.
Being the first Indian gymnast to qualify for Olympics in decades and reach the finals as well, Karmakar has already exceeded expectations and now is all looking forward to clinching her gold.
The final starts at 11.15 pm(IST)
Check LIVE updates here:
11.54 pm: Deepa slips to 4th spot, misses out on Olympic medal.
11.44 pm: Deepa attempts Produnova does her second attempt with finesse. Her average is 15.066.
11.42 pm: Deepa arrives on the vault for her first attempt amidst loud cheering. First attempt average is 14.866.
11.40 pm: China’s Yan Wang completes both vaults with perfections. She leads with 14.999.
11.37 pm: Uzbekistan’s legend Oksana Chusovitina scores an average 14.833
11.33 pm: Korea’s Un Jong Hong scores an average of 14.900 in her final
11.30 pm: Canada’s Olsen gets an average score of 14.816
11.24 pm: Family of Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar in Agartala, watching Rio vault finals
11.20 pm: Vault starts with two attempts per Gymnast, the average of which will decide the final spot.
