Overview
- Samanta secured a spot in the women's vault final after posting a combined average score of 13.025 in qualification on Saturday.
- Competition scoring showed two vaults of roughly 12.950 and 12.700 with a 0.20 bonus applied when the vaults featured saltos in opposite directions and were landed without a fall.
- India finished ninth in the women's team standings with 123 points and teammates Pranati Nayak, Eshitaa Rewale and Nishka Agarwal did not reach individual finals; Nayak was listed as a reserve.
- Published reports differ on Samanta's exact apparatus placement in qualifying, with some outlets saying fifth and another reporting seventh, but all sources agree she advanced to the final.
- Profile coverage highlights Samanta's rise from Howrah and training stints in Agartala under coaches linked to Dipa Karmakar, notes her Railway job and family sacrifices, and says she will need higher difficulty and cleaner landings to contest medals in the final.