Dipa did 1000 'Death Vaults' before Rio: Coach
Bisweshwar Nandi, Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar's coach , has revealed that Dipa did 1000 practice Produnovas, or ‘Death Vaults’, in her three-month preparation for the Rio Olympics. Dipa, who finished fourth in artistic gymnastics, did the Produnova vault, which reportedly only five female gymnasts in the world have completed. Dipa is the first Indian to reach an Olympic gymnastics final.