Global InformationDutee Chand information
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| Born | 3 February 1996[1][2] Chaka Gopalpur, Jajpur, Odisha, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Odisha Mining Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ramesh Nagapuri[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dutee Chand (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian professional sprinter and current national champion in the women's 100 metres event.[5] Chand is the first Indian to win a gold medal in 100 m race in a global competition in 2016 in the Rio Games.[6] She is the third Indian woman to ever qualify for the Women's 100 metres event at the Summer Olympic Games. In 2018, Chand clinched silver in women's 100m at the Jakarta Asian Games. It was India's first medal in this event since 1998. Moreover, In 2019, she became the first Indian sprinter to win gold at the Universiade, clocking 11.32 seconds in the 100 m race.[7][8]
In addition, she is the reigning national champion in the 100 m event.[9] Chand, who was once forced to sit out due to the IAAF hyperandrogenism regulations, qualified for the Women's 100 m event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, 36 years after P. T. Usha took part in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[10] In 2016, she was appointed as an assistant manager in the state government-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).[11]
Chand is also India's first athlete to openly come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, when she spoke in 2019 about being in a same-sex relationship and also participated in the World Universiade in Naples. She then became the first Indian woman to achieve a gold medal in 100 m in a global event.[12][13][14] Later that year, she signed a two-year deal with sportswear brand Puma to endorse their products.[15] Chand publicly stated that the Indian Supreme Court's decision to decriminalise gay sex in 2018 encouraged her to speak publicly about her sexuality.[14][16][17][18] Chand faced severe backlash from her home village after her announcement, whose residents disowned her remarks and called them "humiliating".[19] Her eldest sister had threatened to expel her from the family even though Dutee looked up to her as a child.[13]
- ^ "Dutee Chand celebrates her birthday". Orissa Diary. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Arjuna Award Would Motivate Me to Breach Olympic Qualification Mark: Dutee Chand". News 18. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b Dutee Chand. asiangames2018.id
- ^ Dutee Chand at World Athletics
- ^ "Anirudha, Dutee emerge fastest; Jyothi settles for silver medal". Deccan Herald. 8 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "'Not as fast as I used to be,' Dutee Chand to retire after Paris 2024 Olympics". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Dutee Chand wins 100m gold in World Universiade, creates history". The Times of India. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Dutee Chand wins 100m gold at World University Games". India Today. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (11 October 2019). "Dutee Chand breaks national record, wins gold at National Championships". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Bisoyi, Sujit Kumar (30 July 2016). "Dutee Chand: Sprinter Dutee Chand set to realise Olympic dream". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Odisha govt gives appointment to sprinters Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda". OTV News. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Dutee Chand's Biography, Records and Age". web.archive.org. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Dutee Chand becomes first openly gay Indian athlete". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Dutee Chand becomes first openly gay Indian athlete". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Sprinter Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma". Business Today. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Dutee Chand on same sex relation: SC gave me belief that we aren't wrong". Sportstar.thehindu.com. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Dutee Chand: India's first openly gay athlete". aljazeera.com. Aljazeera. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Sprinter Dutee Chand becomes India's first openly gay athlete". The Guardian. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Dhillon, Amrit (5 June 2019). "'It's humiliating for us': village disowns Dutee Chand, India's first openly gay athlete". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
