Dutee Chand wins 200m gold at Khelo India University Games

India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand won her second gold of the Khelo India University Games after she bagged the top honours in the 200m final here on Sunday.

The 24-year-old, who is representingKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, clinched the gold medal with atiming of 23.66 seconds.

   

Kirti Vijay Bhoite from the University ofMumbai settled for silver with a timing of 24.98 seconds while Deepali Mahapatrafrom Utkal University won the bronze, clocking 25.19 seconds.”Itfeels very good to win the 200m gold. In 100m, it’s difficult to gauge when torun in full throttle and when to relax a little bit, but in 200m, it’s easierto understand when to run in full speed and when to ease out. However, a runnerhas to exert much more in a 200m race,” said Dutee after her win.

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