New Delhi: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand urged people to show courage in the face of societal taboo and love anyone regardless of their caste, gender or religion. Since coming out as India’s first gay athlete last year, Dutee has been outspoken in her support for the LGBTQ+ community. “One may fall in love anytime and […]
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Dutee Chand crashes out of World Championships
Doha: Ace India sprinter Dutee Chand’s campaign in the World Athletics Championships came to an end here on Saturday. Chand, who took part only in the 100m dash in Doha, finished seventh in the heat with a time of 11.48 seconds. The top three from the six heats and the next six best times overall […]
Sprinter Dutee Chand wants to join politics
Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand has expressed her interest to enter the political fray after finishing her athletic career. “I have always wanted to join politics since childhood. My family has also been involved in grassroots politics, with my mother being the SARPANCH of our village,” Dutee tweeted on Monday. Dutee, however, said there is […]
Harbhajan wants inquiry into Khel Ratna nomination debacle
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): Harbhajan Singh has pleaded with the Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi to “start an inquiry” into the reasons behind the delay of filing his nomination for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, which ultimately led to it being rejected by the Sports Ministry. “I have come to know […]
My medal is an answer to my critics: Dutee Chand
New Delhi: After scripting history by bagging gold in the 100m race at the World University Games recently, ace India sprinter Dutee Chand said the feat was a result of the criticism she faced for expressing that she was in a same-sex relationship. On July 10, 23-year-old Dutee clocked 11.32 seconds to clinch the gold […]
‘You make India proud’ as Dutee sprints to gold in Naples
New Delhi: Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in women’s 100-metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy becoming the first Indian to win do so. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to Twitter to congratulate her. “Congratulations Dutee Chand for winning the […]
SC gave me belief we aren’t wrong: Dutee Chand on same-sex relation
New Delhi: 100m record holder and winner of two Asian Games silver medals Dutee Chand on Sunday revealed that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her home town. The 23-year-old is thus the first Indian sportsperson to admit to being in a same-sex relationship. In a conversation with IANS, Chand revealed […]
Now, a book on sprinter Dutee Chand
New Delhi : The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of Indias biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book, whose title hasn’t been announced so far. The announcement was made on Tuesday by publisher Westland, which was acquired by Amazon in 2017. […]
Sub-11s next target for sprinter Dutee
New Delhi : The next big aim for Indian woman sprinter Dutee Chand will be to run the 100 metres in less than 11 seconds in order to stand a chance to earn a medal at major global events, coach N. Ramesh said on Friday. Dutee arrived here from Asian Games in Jakarta where she […]
Odisha announces additional Rs 1.5 crore reward for Dutee Chand
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced an additional cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand for winning a silver medal in 200 meters race at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. The Chief Minister also announced all support to her for the prepartion of Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Earlier, […]