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). MLB Jerseys Cheap . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Cheap MLB Jerseys China . Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year. http://www.cheapmlbjerseyfreeshipping.com/?tag=cheap-houston-astros-jerseys . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Cheap Chicago White Sox Jerseys . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis and wide receiver Eric Decker sat out practice Wednesday with injuries, and theyre both uncertain for New Yorks game at Pittsburgh on Sunday.Revis is dealing with a hamstring issue that caused him to miss most of the fourth quarter of the Jets 27-17 loss to Seattle last Sunday. New York faces the possibility of facing Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers strong passing game without the leader of its secondary.Decker remains week-to-week with a partially torn rotator cuff in his right sshoulder.dddddddddddd He was originally injured at Buffalo in Week 2, but the shoulder worsened at Kansas City and Decker sat out the game against Seattle.Right guard Brian Winters status was also uncertain as he recovers from a concussion. He head-butted Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett during a play, and then left the game and didnt return.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '