Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Praises Dutee Chand For BBC Award Nomination

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand has been nominated for the prestigious BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award.

Following the announcement, Chief Minister on Tuesday congratulated the champion sprinter from Odisha for being an inspiration.

“Congratulations #Odisha’s ace sprinter @DuteeChand on being nominated for BBC Indian Sportswomen of the year. Wish her the very best and wish her to keep inspiring,” the CM tweeted.

Congratulations #Odisha’s ace sprinter @DuteeChand on being nominated for BBC Indian Sportswomen of the year. Wish her the very best and wish her to keep inspiring.

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 9, 2021

In his congratulatory tweet to Dutee, Union Minister and Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi hailed the nomination as a proud moment for Odisha.

Odisha is a land of diverse talents and sports is the very vibrant contemporary culture of Odisha, in fact I would rather say that we Odias are gifted with these talents.

— Pratap Sarangi (@pcsarangi) February 9, 2021

I congratulate Odisha’s ace sprinter @DuteeChand on being nominated for BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year. It’s a proud moment for us to celebrate. My good wishes for her long list in the basket. https://t.co/bYBbDdRRbv

— Pratap Sarangi (@pcsarangi) February 9, 2021

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