Feeling proud for being qualified for Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | July 04, 2021 IST
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Bhubaneswar, July 4: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Sunday said she is feeling proud and happy for being qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in both the 100m & 200m races via the World Rankings quota. I’m feeling proud and happy to be qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in both the 100m & 200m races via the World Rankings quota. I’m very thankful to my trainers. I will perform well in Olympics & I aim to qualify for the semi-finals, Dutee told news agency ANI. “My training is going on pretty well. I practice in the morning from 6 am-10 am, 11 am-12 noon, and then from 4 pm-6 pm, I train for approximately six to seven hours daily,” she added. As per reports, as many as 22 spots were available in 100m & 15 spots in 200m sprint events via World Rankings quota. Notably, Dutee had clocked 11.17 seconds in women’s 100m final at the Indian Grand Prix IV in Patiala last week breaking her previous record of 11.22 secs in 2019 in Ranchi. Currently, Dutee is ranked 44th in world in 100m, in 200m she is on the 51st spot.
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