Rousing welcome to Dutee Chand in KIIT
Bhubaneswar: Sprinter Dutee Chand, the golden girl of KIIT and a student of School of law, KIIT University gets a rousing welcome at KIIT and KISS on her arrival here on Thursday after bagging two gold and a bronze medal in the 53rd National Open Athletics Championships at Ranchi. The sports department of KIIT welcomed her as she reached here in the morning. She was taken on a procession to KIIT University Campus. KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta felicitated her in front of 20 thousand students of KISS. Informing the students about her success, Samanta said, she won gold medals in 100 and 200 meter race, which is a record for the State to win gold in both event.
Dutee is third among seven siblings - six sisters and one brother. She is inspired by her elder sister, Saraswati Chand, she said, while expressing gratitude to Samanta for motivation, encouragement and support to pursue her dream.
Amiya creates history in National Athletic Meet
Bhubaneswar: Even though the State Government spending crores of fund for the development of sports infrastructure and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik introduced new youth policy for the new generation, but the massage of giving priority to youth yet to understand by the Sports and Youth Services Department. Amiya Kumar Mallick created history for the State in the 53rd National Open Athletic Championship at Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium in Ranchi. He is the first athlete of the State who bagged gold medal in the 200 meter race in the senior category.
Unfortunately after his arrival here from the national meet neither the State Sports Department official nor the State Athletic Association member were there to receive the youth icon. Similarly, another promising Odia sprinter Dutee Chand who participated on the ONGC banner bagged two gold and a bronze medal reached here, but she has to face the similar situation. “It’s a happy moment as after my injury I bagged gold medal in the senior open national by clocking 21.22 seconds in the 200 meter event. But the happiest of my life yet to come,” said Amiya Kumar Mallick. “I had a plan to won two medals for my State, unfortunately I had finished fourth in the 100 meter race on that night I could not able to sleep and almost I spend a sleepless night before my 200 meter event. As this was the last national event for this year.
For the future event, I and my coach will set up new schedule to get more success,” added Mallick. Odia sprinter Dutee Chand bagged gold medal in the women 100 meter race and 200 meter race by clocking 11.73 and 24.02 seconds respectively. With this event Dutee prove herself that she is present fastest women in the Country and strong potential for Olympic medal in future. Dutee won a bronze medal in the 4X400 meter relay. “We had a better chance to get gold medal in the relay but in the third lane our performance was bit slow so we lost the chance,” said Dutee Chand. I have to participate in various national and international events in future for which I will give more time to my practice so that I can make my State as well as the country proud in the globe, added Duttee.