How did Pranati Nayak perform at Tokyo Olympics? A detailed look at the Indian gymnast's performance at the previous Olympic Games

Pranati Nayak, an Indian artistic gymnast, made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She is only the second Indian female gymnast after Dipa Karmakar to qualify for the Olympic Games.

Representing India as the sole gymnast in Tokyo, her performance was commendable, despite falling short of medal contention in all the artistic gymnastics events she participated in.

In four categories - floor exercise, vault, balance beam, and uneven bars - she accumulated a total of 42.565 points. With this, Pranati Nayak was placed 79th among 80 gymnasts and bowed out of the event. The top 24 gymnasts made the cut for the all-around final and the top eight qualified for the finals of each apparatus.

Nayak had secured her Olympic berth through a continental quota.

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A deeper look at Pranati Nayak's performance at Tokyo Olympics

Pranati Nayak's qualification round started with the floor exercise, where she amassed 10.633 points, including a difficulty score of 4.400 and an execution score of 6.233. She finished 83rd out of 85 gymnasts in the apparatus.

Nayak was then awarded 13.466 points in the vault, with a difficulty score of 5.000 and an execution score of 8.466. In uneven bars, the Indian gymnast amassed 9.033 points and another 9.433 in the balance beam.

Hailing from Jhargram in West Bengal, Nayak's Olympic journey demonstrated her resilience and determination. Despite failing to qualify for the final at the prestigious event in Tokyo, her participation would have served as a stimulation for aspiring gymnasts in the country.