Dutee Chand Current Affairs, GK & News

Dutee Chand named in TIME 100 Next list

November 14, 2019

India sprinter Dutee Chand has been named in the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential persons in the world. The list, an initiative of TIME magazine, highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism etc. Chand had won two silver ..

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Dutee Chand wins Vogue’s Sportsperson of Year 2019

October 22, 2019

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the  Sportsperson of the Year 2019 in the 3rd edition of the Vogue Women Of The Year awards. Besides winning the prestigious honour, Dutee will also feature on the cover of Vogue India’s November 2019 edition. Dutee broke the national record in the 100-metre event at the National Open ..

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Dutee Chand wins 100m gold in World Universiade in Italy

July 11, 2019

Dutee Chand, the Indian sprinter won gold medal in women’s 100m in World Universiade, 30th Summer University Games held in Naples, Italy. With this win she became 1st Indian woman to do so. Key Highlights The 23-year-old Indian athlete clocked 11.32 seconds to win gold as she led the race from start to finish. She ..

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Dutee Chand clinchs silver in 100m women’s race at 2018 Jakarta Asian Games

August 28, 2018

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand from Odisha clinched silver in women’s 100m dash in the 18th Asian Games 2018 to win the country’s first medal in 20 years in this event. Earlier, she was suspended by the IAAF in 2014 under its hyperandrogenism policy but she filed an appealed before the Court of Arbitration for Sports ..

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Sprinter Dutee Chand qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics

June 25, 2016

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s 100metre event scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dutee qualified for the Rio Olympics after meeting the qualification mark at 26th International Meeting G.Kosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan.  In this event, she clocked 11.30 seconds beating ..

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