#DipaKarmakar: Twitter hails gymnast Dipa Karmakar for stellar performance at Rio Olympics 2016

Dipa Karmakar was smiling despite missing out on a bronze medal by a whisker, her performance at the vault was commended by fans on social media

It was heart-breaking for Indian fans to see Dipa Karmakar missing a bronze medal by a whisker after her brave performance at the vault. But at the same time it filled the people of India with pride as she came from a country which had no background of Gymnastics, let alone going into participate in the Olympics and qualifying in the finals. What she attempted at the vault has been the reason for gymnasts snapping their necks in the process, but she did it with precision. Her story is truly one heck on an inspiring one and that is why almost everyone watching out for her in Olympics took a moment and expressed their feelings on Twitter as a token of their appreciation, even celebrities and sports personalities appreciated her performance.. ALSO READ: Rio Olympics 2016: Full list of India’s 120 athletes who qualified this year’s for Rio Olympics

T 2348 – #DipaKarmakar .. the pride of India .. your story is what compels us to do better … and we will !! Many congratulations !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 14, 2016

#DipaKarmakar you made us all proud.
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 14, 2016

That #DipaKarmakar is in the final is itself a grand achievement. Important to see from that point of view
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 14, 2016

Praying for our #DipaKarmakar ! Proud of you:)
— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) August 14, 2016

Very proud of #DipaKarmakar
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 14, 2016

Indian fans very full of ecstasy when she qualified for medal contention in a sport only a few knew about, leave alone the logistics of the sport. Everyone was waiting for her performance on August 14 night, just like they waited for Independence 69 years ago. After her performance at the vault, she was holding on to the second position and with USA gymnast Simone Biles to perform at the end, everyone hoped she would get a bronze medal. But Ciulia Steingruber performed well and pushed Karmakar to third position.

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

Its not about winning medals. Its about breaking through all stereotypes n proving u are there with the best, u inspire us all #DipaKarmakar
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) August 14, 2016

Bhaag Dipa Bhaag. We got our tryst with destiny just before midnight from a true champion #DipaKarmakar #Rio2016. My flag hoisting is done.
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) August 14, 2016

#Dipakarmakar has so many more firsts to her credit that leave behind this fourth! What a proud day for all of us. Well done and thank you!
— Advaita Kala (@AdvaitaKala) August 14, 2016

Freedom means to go live ur dreams n make them come true, #DipaKarmakar u ve taught an entire nation about freedom #HappyIndependenceDay
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) August 14, 2016

As soon as Biles completed her performance everyone knew that she would end up winning the contest as she won in Artistic Gymnastics. That is what exactly happened as she won the competition by far and pushing Karmakar on fourth position with a score of 15.066. Indian fans did not feel disappointed but happy about the fact that Karmakar reached that far in first Olympics. She may have not won the medal this time but surely has made her mark in the international circuit and Indian fans’ hearts back home.