Bhubaneswar: Sprinter Dutee Chand set a new national record in women’s 100m at the ongoing 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2018 in Guwahati, on Friday.
On the fourth day, at Sarusajai Stadium, Dutee finished the race by clocking 11.29 seconds, in Heat-2 of the semi-final round of women’s 100m sprint.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, tweeted congratulating her along with the hashtag #OdishaForIndia.
Well done, Dutee Chand! Congratulations on breaking the Indian record in 100m sprint with a timing of 11.29s at 58th National Interstate Athletics Championships, Guwahati.#OdishaForIndia
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 29, 2018
With this, she bettered her last year record, when she had completed the 100m track sprint in 11.30 seconds at Indian Grand Prix, New Delhi.
Rahul Pawar, a Twitter user, also posted a video of her completing the race.
Watch Dutee Chand’s Indian Record (11.29s subject to ratification) breaking run at Guwahati @afiindia @iaaforg pic.twitter.com/4BGYgr4pdk
— Rahul PAWAR (@rahuldpawar) June 29, 2018
Dutee has qualified for the Jakarta Asian Games in 100m and 200m events by breaking through the qualifying time limit at the inter-state championship.
