Being the first Indian gymnast in over half a century and the first woman will be the least of Dipa Karmakars concerns in Rio. Her first task will be to get through qualifying on August 7 with the aim of finishing among the top eight on the vault final for the August 14. Her allies: the Produnova (points value 7) and the Zamolodchikova aka the Tsukahara 720 stretched double twist (points value 6).Her competitors: the biggest names in womens gymnastics -- including the top four finishers in the world championships on the vault: Maria Paseka (Russia), silver medallist Hong Un Jong (North Korea), Simone Biles (USA) and Elissa Downie (Britain). The plus point is she has been among that crowd, finishing fifth in the world championships vault final and knows what is needed: faultless execution.The teamDipa Karmakar (gymnastics - artistic)The key datesAugust 6-11, 14-16How they got thereKarmakar secured a Rio berth after making the cut by scoring 52.698 points at the final Olympic qualifier in April.What they sayDipa Karmakar:?I had dreamt that one day Ill compete at the Olympics and bring laurels for my country. Now, Ill work harder than before and hopefully I can win a medal at the Rio Olympics. Ill put every effort to ensure that I keep creating history. Thats my target.ExtrasKarmakar is one of the five women to have successfully performed the Produnova vault in competition, the others being Russias Yelena Produnova, Dominican Republics Yamilet Pena, Egypts Fadwa Mahmoud and Uzbekistans Oksana Chusovitina. She also scored the highest of them all (15.100).Karmakar is also the first female Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.She will be the first Indian gymnast to represent the country in 52 years.Indias track record*The country is yet to win a medal in gymnastics* Before 2016, 11 Indian male gymnasts had participated in the Olympics (two in 1952, three in 1956 and six in 1964). Vapormax Flyknit 3 Suomi .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Myydään Vapormax . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. 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To say that Bob Baffert was confident that American Freedom would win the Iowa Derby on Friday night at Prairie Meadows would be an understatement, and American Freedom backed up his trainers belief, as well as all the money bet on him to win, scoring a dominant 4 3/4-length victory over Texas Chrome as the 3-10 favorite.American Freedom won for the third time in four races while putting to rest any notion that he needed a wet track to show his best. Sandwiched between wins in his debut over a sloppy Churchill Downs track and the Sir Barton Stakes in Pimlico mud was a sixth-place, fast-track finish in the Pat Day Mile. Baffert said this week that American Freedom just didnt show up in the Pat Day Mile and that his off-track success was mere coincidence. And he was right.American Freedom and jockey Rafael Bejarano were prepared to settle into a comfortable pressing trip into the first turn of the Grade 3, $250,000 Iowa Derby when the rail-drawn Lookin for a Kiss got rank and started lugging out. With Lookin for a Kiss more intent on battling his rider than his pace rival, Bejarano decided turning onto the backstretch that hed seen enough and let American Freedom go to the front.dddddddddddd.American Freedom went a half-mile in a manageable 47.75 seconds, with Lookin for a Kiss hemmed down to his inside, was challenged around the far turn by Texas Chrome, but disposed of that foe in upper stretch and drew away in the final furlong as much the best. He ran 1-1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:42.62 and paid just $2.60 to win.Texas Chrome finished four lengths in front of Hint of Roses, who was followed across the line by Lookin for a Kiss, Catfish Creek, and Colonel Dan. Synchrony and The Rouge Diesel were scratched.Ive been working this horse a lot of times, and hes been working good every time, Bejarano said. He was ready for this race. I felt confident in the stretch.American Freedom, owned by Gary and Mary West, was purchased for $500,000 as a yearling at Keeneland. Hes by Pulpit and is out of the Pleasant Tap mare Gotcha Last. Baffert said this week that if American Freedom ran to expectations Friday, he probably would be pointed to the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. ' ' '