By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: June 25, 2016 11:53:33 pm
Dutee Chand qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics in women’s 100m event. (Source: Express Photo)
Dutee Chand qualified for Rio Olympics in the women’s 100m event after meeting the qualification mark at XXVI International Meeting G.Kosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Dutee clocked 11.30s in the 100m heats at the memorial tournament hence beating the Rio Olympics qualification mark of 11.32 secs.
Dutee became the first indian woman to qualify for the event since qualification started for the event.
PT Usha had qualified for the event in 1980 Olympics.
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