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National Record in women's 100m

Duttee Chand in action (Credits: Duttee Chand/Instagram)

India's fastest woman, Dutee Chand, featured in another national record as she ran 100m in 11.17 seconds, bettering her own record of 11.22 seconds by 0.05 seconds. She had created the previous record in Ranchi in 2019.

At the 59th National Open Olympics Championships in Ranchi, Dutee Chand had clocked 11.22 seconds on her way to the gold medal. On that occasion she had surpassed her timing of 11.26 seconds which she had set at the Asian Championships in April 2019.

Although a new national record was created, it was not enough to ensure Dutee Chand a place in Tokyo Olympics 2020 as the qualification mark for the event stands at 11.15 seconds.

Other than holding the national record, Dutee Chand created history when she became the first Indian to clinch gold in the women's 100m at a global event. She is also only the fifth Indian to participate in the women's 100m at Olympics when she represented India at the Rio Olympics 2016.