READ: How Indian sporting fraternity reacted to Dipa Karmakar's historic Rio show
Dipa`s fourth-place finish in the individual vault final at the Rio Olympics is India`s best performance at an international event till date.
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New Delhi: Although Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker, her stellar performance at the world`s biggest stage has left much of the sporting fraternity awestruck.
The 23-year-old, hailing from Tripura, missed out on an Olympic medal by 0.150 points despite successfully executing the dangerous Produnova vault (15.266) in her second attempt to secure a remarkable 15.066 points overall.
Dipa`s fourth-place finish in the individual vault final at the Rio Olympics is India`s best performance at an international event till date.
Finishing 4th in gymnastics... Comparable to Milkha Singh and PT Usha! So proud of you Dipa Karmakar!!
Highlight for India in Rio 2016! — Somdev Devvarman (@SomdevD) August 14, 2016
Thank u #DipaKarmakar fr getting us united at midnight cheering fr Gymnastics,in a country with no infrastructure for this sport.Super Proud — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 14, 2016
Well done DIPA KARMAKAR so proud of you.. — Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) August 14, 2016
(With ANI inputs)
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