Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ace woman sprinter from Odisha Dutee Chand for her splendid performance at the ongoing Asian Games in Jakarta. She won the silver in the 100-metre event on Sunday night.
“Seems like a great run for our runners in the #AsianGames2018. The phenomenally talented Dutee Chand wins a Silver in the Women’s 100 m event. Well done!,” tweeted the Prime Minister.
Seems like a great run for our runners in the #AsianGames2018. The phenomenally talented Dutee Chand wins a Silver in the Women’s 100 m event. Well done! @asiangames2018 pic.twitter.com/e1IbG4m8YK
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 26, 2018
Union minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also congratulated Dutee. “In a Magnificent run, India’s Dutee Chand won SILVER medal in Women’s 100 m with a timing of 11.32 sec. KUDOS to you Champion!,” Singh said in a tweet.
What a day for India in athletics!
In a Magnificent run, India’s Dutee Chand won SILVER medal in Women’s 100 m with a timing of 11.32sec.
KUDOS to you Champion! #AsianGames2018 #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/GI6ZH8o4Tm
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 26, 2018
Apart from this, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also praised Dutee, who came second clocking 11.32 seconds and missed the gold by 0.02 seconds.
Splendid performances by India’s daughters in athletics today. Heartiest Congratulations to @DuteeChand for bagging silver in the women’s 100m dash. The medal is even more special as this is the first medal in 100m race by an Indian female since 1986 at #AsianGames. pic.twitter.com/LYblfBLyyJ
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 26, 2018
Several sportspersons including former cricketers Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, VVS Laxman and the Team India have also congratulated the athlete.
Congratulations to Muhammed Anas and Dutee Chand for their silver in athletics. Watching Hima, Anas and Dutee perform makes us realise it’s not about shoes but about the soul. Goosebumps to watch them run for the nation ??
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 26, 2018
Notably, Dutee has participated in the Asian Games for the first time. With the win, she has become the second fastest woman in Asia.
