Dutee Chand, Jauna Murmu Qualify For Jakarta Asian Games

Bhubaneswar: Two women sprinters of Odisha, Dutee Chand and Jauna Murmu on Tuesday qualified for the 18^th Asian Games beginning at the Indonesian capital Jakarta from August 18.

Dutee qualified in the 200-metre event clocking 23:46 seconds at the ongoing 58^th Senior National Athletics Championship in Guwahati, Assam.

“I am confident that I will also qualify in the 100-metre sprint and 4X100-metre relay event and win a medal for my state and country,” she told mediapersons.

Besides, Jauna Murmu also qualified for the Asian Games as she won a gold medal in the 400-metre hurdles clocking 57:02 seconds setting a new meet record.