It was a historic start this Monday morning for Indian sport as Dipa Karmakar became the first ever Indian gymnast to book a spot in an Olympic final.
The 22-year-old gymnast scaled a total of 14.850 in her vault qualification, to finish 8th in the overall standings and sail into the final in her first ever Olympic Games.
Social media was abuzz with her performance. Here’s a compilation of the best reactions from celebrities:
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Mandira Bedi
#DipaKarmakar in the finals!Moment of pride. An Indian making her presence felt, in the up until now, unknown world for us: gymnastics
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