BJD MP Achyuta Samanta welcomes Sprinter Dutee Chand on her arrival in Delhi
Delhi: BJD MP Achyuta Samanta on Monday welcomed Sprinter Dutee Chand on her arrival in Delhi after she made India proud and won a gold medal in the 100-meter race at Summer Universiade 2019 in Naples, Italy. Dutee Chand won the Gold medal in a 100-meter race at the 30th Summer University Games at Naples in Italy, where she took just 11.32 seconds to achieve the landmark. Dutte Chand became the first Indian woman athlete to bag a Gold medal at a global athletic event. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1150654485322182656 Likewise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dutee Chand for the victory. He said, "Exceptional achievement of an exceptional athlete! Congratulations Dutee Chand for winning a hard-earned and well-deserved Gold in the Women’s 100 m finals. You make India proud!” https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1148831303678119936 Dutee Chand dedicated her achievement and Gold medal to her University Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). Likewise, she thanked the public of Odhisha and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the support, respectively. Dutee Chand's previous season-best was 11.26 seconds which was recorded in April 2019. Also, her personal best is 11.24 seconds. The two-time Asian champion Dutee Chand holds the national record for 100-metre. -PTC News
