Dutee Qualifies for Rio Olympics, First Woman in 100m Dash in 36 Years

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India's premier woman sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday scripted history after qualifying in the 100 metres category for the forthcoming Rio Olympics.

In a scintillating run in the women's 100m heats of the 26th G Kosanov memorial meet here, Dutee clocked 11.30 seconds, thereby creating a new national record and qualifying for the Rio Games. The qualifying mark for Rio was set at 11.32 seconds. 

Dutee, after her qualification, vowed to perform even better and not let anyone down in the Olympics.

"I am really happy at the moment. It has been a tough year for me and I am so happy that my coach Ramesh sir's and my hard work has paid off," Dutee said.

"I would like to thank all the people in India who were praying for me to qualify. Your wishes have paid off. I would like to thank Anglian medal hunt, Pullela Gopichand Academy and KIIT university for the all their support. I will not let anyone down at the Olympics", she added.

In 2014, Dutee was pulled out from the Commonwealth Games squad and was suspended due to having a higher level of testosterone than was permissible in a woman athlete, according to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) hyperandrogenism laws.

On June 25, Dutee Chand qualified for the Rio Olympics, running the 100 meters in 11.30 seconds in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and breaking a national record for India. Later that day, she posted an even faster time of 11.24 seconds. She will be the first Indian woman to run the 100 meters in the Olympics since 1980.

 

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