NEW DELHI: India's 100m record-holder and winner of 2 Asian Games silver medals, Dutee Chand on Sunday revealed that she is in a same-sex dating with a woman from her fatherland. The 23-year-old is, thus, the primary Indian sportsperson to confess to being in a same-sex dating.
Dutee revealed that she has been in a dating with the lady for the past 3 years. While the couple had no longer thought of it as a long-term affair, the historical Supreme Court verdict in September 2018, which de-criminalised same-sex relationships between consenting adults, equipped the impetus for them to reach at a choice of spending their lives with each different.
"When the Supreme Court ruling came on Section 377, then we decided that there is no harm in spending our lives with each other. We decided that we will get married and have a small family for ourselves," she stated.
"She is from my town and a sports fan herself. She read about the struggles that I have gone through to make a career in sports and told me that she was inspired by my story. That is how we came in touch with each other," revealed Dutee.
While she does no longer want to expose the title of her partner, Dutee stated that her decision to make the tips public was according to her belief that she has the correct to live her lifestyles the best way she desires it.
"What we are doing is no crime. It is our life and we have the right to live it the way we deem right. I am in the public eye now because I am playing for the country but I will still have a lot of life left to live once I leave sports," she stated.
Dutee stated that her partner has been a treasured toughen for her over the last two years.
"She has not been able to come with me for the big events but she always prays for me when I am playing. We both never really get to spend too much time with each other but she is very supportive of me in my endeavours," she stated.
The ace sprinter stated that she is yet to tell her parents concerning the dating. She is assured that they're going to settle for it.
"I have been playing for the country for a long time now and they have been happy with whatever I have done so far. Hopefully, they will understand this too," she stated.
Born in Chaka Gopalpur in Odisha to 2 cotton weavers, Dutee has been championing the reason for eligibility of female athletes in track and box occasions.
She successfully moved the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) in opposition to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) laws on hyperandrogenism, which put a prohibit on testosterone levels of girls competing in track and box occasions.
The laws have been withdrawn in 2018 and that very same year Dutee won two silver medals at the Asian Games. Her 100m silver was India's first at the Asiad in 32 years, whilst her 200m silver was the country's first in 16 years.
She is currently training in Hyderabad to qualify for the World Championships and the Tokyo Olympics that shall be held in 2020.
Dutee revealed that she has been in a dating with the lady for the past 3 years. While the couple had no longer thought of it as a long-term affair, the historical Supreme Court verdict in September 2018, which de-criminalised same-sex relationships between consenting adults, equipped the impetus for them to reach at a choice of spending their lives with each different.
"When the Supreme Court ruling came on Section 377, then we decided that there is no harm in spending our lives with each other. We decided that we will get married and have a small family for ourselves," she stated.
"She is from my town and a sports fan herself. She read about the struggles that I have gone through to make a career in sports and told me that she was inspired by my story. That is how we came in touch with each other," revealed Dutee.
While she does no longer want to expose the title of her partner, Dutee stated that her decision to make the tips public was according to her belief that she has the correct to live her lifestyles the best way she desires it.
"What we are doing is no crime. It is our life and we have the right to live it the way we deem right. I am in the public eye now because I am playing for the country but I will still have a lot of life left to live once I leave sports," she stated.
Dutee stated that her partner has been a treasured toughen for her over the last two years.
"She has not been able to come with me for the big events but she always prays for me when I am playing. We both never really get to spend too much time with each other but she is very supportive of me in my endeavours," she stated.
The ace sprinter stated that she is yet to tell her parents concerning the dating. She is assured that they're going to settle for it.
"I have been playing for the country for a long time now and they have been happy with whatever I have done so far. Hopefully, they will understand this too," she stated.
Born in Chaka Gopalpur in Odisha to 2 cotton weavers, Dutee has been championing the reason for eligibility of female athletes in track and box occasions.
She successfully moved the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) in opposition to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) laws on hyperandrogenism, which put a prohibit on testosterone levels of girls competing in track and box occasions.
The laws have been withdrawn in 2018 and that very same year Dutee won two silver medals at the Asian Games. Her 100m silver was India's first at the Asiad in 32 years, whilst her 200m silver was the country's first in 16 years.
She is currently training in Hyderabad to qualify for the World Championships and the Tokyo Olympics that shall be held in 2020.
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