Xtra Time Web Desk: Ace India sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for both 100m and 200m races for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics by virtue of the World Rankings quota as the qualification cut-off period ended June 29.. Dutee is the latest addition to the Tokyo bound Indian contingent. Dutee had clocked 11.17 seconds in the Indian Grand Prix 4 earlier this week, shattering her own national record.
Dutee finished fourth though at the National Inter-State Championships 100m sprint, clocking a time of 11.62. But as per the new qualification guidelines, if an athlete fails to breach the direct qualification standards for the Olympics then the World Athletics rankings provides an alternate route to qualify. The method takes into consideration the top five performances of an athlete during the qualification period with the standard of a competition fetching more points in the ranking system.
The 25-year-old Dutee, who won silver each in the 100m and 200m events in the 2018 Asian Games, was recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by Odisha Government.