Hours after creating history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa Karmakar clinched the gold in vaults finals at the test event of the Rio Games on Monday.
The 22-year-old Dipa scored 14.833 as her best effort to finish first in the women’s vaults finals.
Dipa came up with her gold winning effort in the first attempt itself and she scored 14.566 in her second and last try.
This gold won by Dipa in vaults has nothing to do with her Olympic qualification in the artistic event, which is an all-round competition.
Gymnastics officials said that Dipa is the first Indian woman to clinch a gold in a global gymnastic competition.
No Indian has ever won a gold at a global event earlier and Dipa’s gold is the first time this is happening. She has qualified for the Olympics and then has won a gold now. It is fantastic stuff.Deepak Kagra, International Referee
Earlier in the day, Dipa created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics as she booked a berth for the Rio Games after a strong performance at the final qualifying and test event.
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