Ace Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand on Friday broke the national record in women’s 100m, which was earlier set by her, and created a new one at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships 2019 held in Ranchi.
Dutee clocked 11.22 seconds in the semi-final of women’s 100m event surpassing her previous national record of 11.26 seconds, which she had achieved at the Asian Athletics Championships 2019 in Doha, Qatar. She won the women’s 100m event with a timing of 11.25 seconds in the final.