Produnova, the hardest vault in female gymnastics is also called the vault of death which can lead to instant death of a gymnast. The flat- footed Dipa Karmakar is one of the five women in the world who have ever landed this very difficult Produnova vault.

The Produnova is an artistic gymnastics vault consisting of a front handspring onto the vaulting horse and two front somersaults off. It is considered the hardest vault performed in women's artistic gymnastics. It is named after legendary athlete Yelena Produnova of Russia, who was the first person to complete it successfully in 1999. This vault is also called the "vault of death" due to its difficulty and likelihood of injury. A bad landing could result in paralysis or death. There can be death if you land on the neck, there’s death if you go down headlong. FOR MILLIONS OF INDIANS

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