GUWAHATI: Top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Friday smashed her own national record in girls's 100m sprint at the fourth and ultimate day of the 58th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships to establish herself as a gold medal contender within the upcoming Asian Games.
The 22-year-old Dutee, representing Odisha, clocked 11.29 seconds to shave off one-hundredth of a 2nd from her earlier national record of 11.30 as she scorched the track within the semifinals of the development under just right conditions within the morning consultation at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium.
She has already breached the Asian Games qualifying time of 11.67 when she clocked 11.42 in a single the heats on Friday. She has also certified for the Asian Games in 200m even though 100m sprint is her primary tournament.
The ultimate race of the women's 100m can be held later within the evening.
Friday's timing has put Dutee on best of the season's record a few of the Asians and she or he would cross as some of the gold medal contenders within the Asian Games. The gold medal winners within the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games had clocked 11.33 and 11.48 respectively.
Four Indian girls -- Roshan Mistry (1951; silver), Christine Brown (1954; bronze), P T Usha (1982; silver) and (1986; silver) and Rachita Mistry (1998; bronze) -- have won a medal within the Asian Games. No Indian girl has won a gold within the 100m sprint within the Asian Games.
"The conditions were good and before the race I and my coach (N Ramesh) decided to go for the national record. I am very happy but I will try to further dip the timing," Dutee stated after her race.
"In fact my target in this championship is to run 11:20 and I hope to achieve this. There are still eight weeks to go before the Asian Games and my target in Jakarta is to run below 11:20," stated Dutee who currently trains at Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad.
Asked what contributed to this improvement in timing, she stated, "I am doing a lot of core training exercises to build and strengthen my body, spending more time in gym. I am also doing endurance training like repeating 300m, 350m races in a day. Then I also do repeat of 60m, 70m. The main aim is to add more strength."
Her trainer N Ramesh stated extra periods had been added to Dutee's training regime whilst the devoted physio and masseur given to her has helped in her efficiency.
"We have added an extra hour between 11am to 12pm to do core training, pool training etc to strengthen her body. The physio and masseur given for her has also helped in strengthening her body. Her food supplements and drinks are also taken care of. For that I thanked SAI and Gopichand."
Dutee, who had won a 'gender case' against the global federation at the Court of Arbitration for Sports, had run 11.56 within the Federation Cup in March and used to be no longer picked within the Indian group for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
The 22-year-old Dutee, representing Odisha, clocked 11.29 seconds to shave off one-hundredth of a 2nd from her earlier national record of 11.30 as she scorched the track within the semifinals of the development under just right conditions within the morning consultation at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium.
She has already breached the Asian Games qualifying time of 11.67 when she clocked 11.42 in a single the heats on Friday. She has also certified for the Asian Games in 200m even though 100m sprint is her primary tournament.
The ultimate race of the women's 100m can be held later within the evening.
Friday's timing has put Dutee on best of the season's record a few of the Asians and she or he would cross as some of the gold medal contenders within the Asian Games. The gold medal winners within the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games had clocked 11.33 and 11.48 respectively.
Four Indian girls -- Roshan Mistry (1951; silver), Christine Brown (1954; bronze), P T Usha (1982; silver) and (1986; silver) and Rachita Mistry (1998; bronze) -- have won a medal within the Asian Games. No Indian girl has won a gold within the 100m sprint within the Asian Games.
"The conditions were good and before the race I and my coach (N Ramesh) decided to go for the national record. I am very happy but I will try to further dip the timing," Dutee stated after her race.
"In fact my target in this championship is to run 11:20 and I hope to achieve this. There are still eight weeks to go before the Asian Games and my target in Jakarta is to run below 11:20," stated Dutee who currently trains at Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad.
Asked what contributed to this improvement in timing, she stated, "I am doing a lot of core training exercises to build and strengthen my body, spending more time in gym. I am also doing endurance training like repeating 300m, 350m races in a day. Then I also do repeat of 60m, 70m. The main aim is to add more strength."
Her trainer N Ramesh stated extra periods had been added to Dutee's training regime whilst the devoted physio and masseur given to her has helped in her efficiency.
"We have added an extra hour between 11am to 12pm to do core training, pool training etc to strengthen her body. The physio and masseur given for her has also helped in strengthening her body. Her food supplements and drinks are also taken care of. For that I thanked SAI and Gopichand."
Dutee, who had won a 'gender case' against the global federation at the Court of Arbitration for Sports, had run 11.56 within the Federation Cup in March and used to be no longer picked within the Indian group for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Dutee Chand scorches track, betters own national record
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