Dutee Chand qualifies for Tokyo Olympics.
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Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for Tokyo Olympics in both 100m & 200m events.
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The sprinter managed to qualify via the world rankings quota, where 22 slots were up for grabs in the 100m and 15 in the 200m category.
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Earlier in the Indian Grand Prix 4, Dutee had clocked 11.17 seconds and broke her own national record.
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However, her performance at the Indian Grand Prix 4 did not give her a berth at the Tokyo games as she missed the qualification mark by just mere 0.02 seconds.
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Dutee is currently ranked 44th in the world in 100m, and in 200m she is on the 51st spot.
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The 25-year-old won a silver each in the 100m and 200m events in the 2018 Asian Games and was conferred with the Arjuna Award last year.
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