5 athletes in the Indian Olympic contingent who come from tribal regions

#4 Dutee Chand

Dutee Chand renewed our faith that indeed anything is possible

Born into a poor family of weavers, Dutee missed the Olympics qualifying score by 0.01 seconds but clocked 11.30 seconds in Almaty, Kazakhstan to qualify for the Summer Games.

The Orissa-born sprinter who competes in 100m belongs to a tribal village in Odisha. She was the national champion before her world came crashing down in 2014. A few days before her first major international tournament (Commonwealth Games), the ace sprinter was found to have 'hyperandrogenism'. The 20-year-old was asked by AFI to quit racing but she filed a case and won in 2015.

She beat the Rio Olympics qualification mark of 11.32 secs at XXVI International Meeting G.Kosanov Memorial and booked an August date in Rio. Let's hope Dutee gains experience in Brazil for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.