Dutee Chand

Dutee Chand granted Europe visa as preparation continues for Olympic qualification

Dutee is keen to qualify for the women`s 100m event at the 2020 Tokyo Games and said that her preparations are on in full swing for the same.
 

Aug 10, 2019, 18:13 PM IST

Dutee Chand's nomination for Arjuna award, Harbhajan's for Khel Ratna rejected

"Ministry has asked Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to give the order of ranking for given nominations and she stands at fifth. So her nomination was rejected," a source in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) told ANI.

Jul 28, 2019, 00:20 AM IST

On-field performance unaffected by scrutiny surrounding personal life: Dutee Chand

Sprinter Dutee Chand recently became the first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in the women's 100-metre sprint category at the 30th Summer University Games in Italy. 

Jul 15, 2019, 18:12 PM IST

Dutee Chand finishes fifth in 200m

Ace sprinter Dutee Chand finished fifth in the women's 200m final at the World University Games here on Friday.

Jul 13, 2019, 07:03 AM IST

Dutee Chand bags 100m gold at World University Games

The 23-year-old had qualified for the finals with a 11.41 seconds finish in the semifinal heats and led the final race from start to finish on Tuesday.
 

Jul 11, 2019, 19:55 PM IST

Ellen DeGeneres proud of India's Dutee Chand

Praising Chand for embracing her sexuality openly, DeGeneres tweeted about it.

May 21, 2019, 21:26 PM IST

Sprinter Dutee Chand opens up about same-sex relationship

"Choosing a life partner depends on my choice and it may be of any sex," Dutee Chand said.

May 19, 2019, 14:00 PM IST

Asian Athletics Championships: Dutee Chand smashes own national record, Hima Das suffers injury

Sprint sensation Hima Das failed to finish her 400m heat as she suffered a back muscle spasm. 

Apr 21, 2019, 18:48 PM IST

Indian women athletes felicitated at ZEE Fair Play Awards

India's top women athletes and sportsperson were felicitated at ZEE News Fairplay Awards in New Delhi on Thursday. The awards, first introduced in 2018, recognise and honour women for their outstanding achievements in the field of sports. This year, several women athletes who have made their mark at international level during the last year were felicitated.

Feb 20, 2019, 15:22 PM IST

Asian Games 2018: India bags 11th Gold, medal tally swells to 54

India`s total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 54-eleven gold, 20 silver, and 23 bronze. 

Aug 29, 2018, 23:23 PM IST

Asian Games: India strikes 2 more gold, Arpinder ends 48-year-long wait

Arpinder Singh ended a 48-year-long wait for triple jump victory after Dutee Chand blazed the track for her second silver.

Aug 29, 2018, 22:31 PM IST

Asian Games 2018 Day 9: As it happened

The eighth day at the Asian Games saw India winning five silver medals in track and field event.

Aug 27, 2018, 07:14 AM IST

Asian Games 2018: No gold but lot of silver linings in track-and-field

The Indian Medal tally stands at 36 with 7 Gold, 10 Silver and 19 Bronze after Day 8.

Aug 26, 2018, 20:41 PM IST

Triple jumper Sheena Nellckal Varkey wins silver in Asian Indoor Athletics

Sheena Nellckal Varkey emerged the lone Indian medal winner as she bagged a silver in women's triple jump on the opening day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships here on Thursday.

Feb 01, 2018, 20:53 PM IST

World Athletics Championships: Indian players disappoint as Dutee Chand crash out

Dutee, who got a quota entry despite failing to come up with the qualification standard, finished sixth in heat number five of the women's 100m first round after clocking a below- par 12.07secs.

Aug 05, 2017, 20:02 PM IST

Dutee Chand gets lifeline, likely to take part in London World Championships

Dutee, who missed the original entry standard of 11.26 seconds, got an invite from the IAAF as the target number of 56 athletes for women's 100m event was yet to be reached for the August 4-13 World Championships in London.

Jul 28, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

Asian Athletics Championships: Sudha Singh clinches gold women's 3000m steeplechase, India still top medal tally

However, in men's 3000m steeplechase, Naveen Kumar, a bronze medallist in 2014 Asian Games, and Durga Das Budha finished a disappointing seventh and eighth in 9:02.95 and 9:04.05 respectively.

Jul 08, 2017, 22:40 PM IST

Sports Minister Vijay Goel throws weight behind Dutee Chand

Dutee will return to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne later this month to continue her fight against hyperandrogenism regulations of the IAAF.

Jul 05, 2017, 21:17 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: Vijay Goel goofs up again, wishes Srabani Nanda on Twitter with image of Dutee Chand

On the eve of August 14, he took to Twitter to wish Dipa Karmakar ahead of her vault final, but got her name wrong as he wrote 'Karmanakar'.

Aug 16, 2016, 15:15 PM IST