Dipa needs to top these seven gymnasts to bring the gold medal home.
Dipa Karmakar made history when she became the first Indian gymnast to make it to the final of the individual vault category, in her very first Olympic Games.
That being a reason to celebrate, it must be remembered that the battle is not won yet. The final is scheduled for Sunday.
Here are some of the gymnasts that Dipa would have to surpass to bring home the gold medal.
1. Giulia Steingruber (Switzerland)
Besides bagging the victory at the 2015 European all-around, Giulia Steingruber also won the senior floor exercise and vault titles at the European Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Switzerland.
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2. Maria Paseka (Russia)
With a bronze in the bag from the 2012 Olympics, Paseka of Russia has even beaten Simone Biles in the 2015 World Championships. But unfortunately, her fate is not certain as she battles a back injury and is far from being in her prime form.
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3. Oksana Chusovitina (Uzbekistan)
Oldest athlete to partake in the Olympic Games, Oksana already has 10 medals from the World Championship and has won silver in the 2008 Games. This Olympics will be her seventh participation.
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4. Shallon Olsen (Canada)
At just 16, her prowess as a junior gymnast has earned her a place in the senior team. She had won silver in team and floor exercise and a bronze on vault at the Pacific Rim Championship.
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5. Simone Biles (United States)
This three time World Champion, has already secured a gold in the team all-round gymnastics in Rio. Simone Biles is a favourite for 2016, and is highly likely to win gold.
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6. Jong Un Hong (Korea)
The winner of gold of the 2008 Games at Beijing, has also beaten Biles in 2014. However, she was banned from the 2012 Games, for falsifying her age in the 1989 Athens Olympic Games.
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7. Wang Yan (China)
With a bronze already in the bag from the team event, Yan had finished 7th in the previous round. She had won two golds at the Youth Olympics in 2014, and two golds, two silvers and a bronze at the Asian Championships in Hiroshima.
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8. Dipa Karmakar (India)
The very first Indian female gymnast to compete in the Olympics and the first India to do so in the past 52 years, Dipa Karmakar, has already won the heart of her country. But she has to defeat the 7 other gymnasts to win gold in Olympics, this time. She has also won the bronze in 2014 Commonwealth Games and has successfully done "Produnova" or the much-feared Death Vault. She has also won bronze at Asian Gymnastics Championships and finished fifth at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
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