Question: Name the Indian sprinter who has recently qualified for the 100m event at Rio 2016?
(a) Tintu
(b) Dutee Chand
(c) Chitra Soman
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 25 June 2016 Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for the 100m event at Rio 2016.
- She completed her race in set time of 11.30 seconds in the 100m heats at the G Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Additionally, Dutee revised her previous national record of 11:33 second to complete 100m.
- Rio Olympics entry standard was of 11.32 seconds.
- Dutee became the first Indian woman athlete in 36 years to qualify for 100 metres race in an Olympics after legendary P T Usha competed in the 1980 Moscow Games.
- Dutee became the first Indian woman to qualify for the event since qualification started for the event.
- Earlier P.T Usha had participated for the event in Olympics. But then there was no qualification system.
- P.T Usha secured fourth position in the finals of 1980 Moscow Olympics.
- Dutee is the first athlete from the state of Odisha who has qualified for the Olympics in an individual event.
Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/AFIIndiaofficial/photos/a.465418483577208.1073741828.435359463249777/984730378312680/?type=3&theater
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/dutee-chand-qualifies-for-rio-2016-olympics-in-womens-100m-2874973/
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympics-2016-dutee-chand-qualifies-for-rio-olympics-in-100m/article8772869.ece
http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/36631294