Tokyo: Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand had a forgettable day as she failed to advance to the semi-finals after finishing with the wooden spoon (seventh) in heat 4 of the women’s 200m event at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
Dutee took 23.85 seconds to r
egister her season’s best show. According to rules, the first three athletes in each heat and the next three fastest runners of all heats move to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals will be held on Monday itself while the final is scheduled for Tuesday.
Earlier, the Odisha sprinter failed to qualify for the 100 metres semi-finals on July 31 after being pushed to seventh place clocking 11.54 seconds in heat 5.
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