Naveen Congratulates Ace Sprinter Dutee Chand on Securing Golden Double at 59th National Open Athletics Championships

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated ace sprinter Dutee Chand on securing the golden double of 100m and 200m at 59th National Open Athletics Championships 2019 in Ranchi.

In a tweet, the Chief Minister said that Odisha is proud of her performance.

Naveen also conveyed best wishes to Dutee Chand for the future.

Congratulate India’s ace sprinter @DuteeChand on securing the golden double of 100m and 200m at 59th National Open Athletics Championships 2019, Ranchi. Odisha is proud of your performance! Best wishes for the future. #NOAC #OdishaForSports https://t.co/3Vj18cIQth

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 13, 2019

The Odisha sprinter completed a sprint double in the season-ending 59th National Open Athletics Championships, clocking the fastest time in 200m by an Indian this year with a 23.17 second burst on Sunday.

Having set a national record in the 100m on Friday, Dutee added the half-lapper gold to her collection, showing her challenger Archana Suseendran (23.41) a clean pair of heels.

The Odisha athlete not only topped Archana’s time of 23.18 seconds clocked in the AFI Grand Prix in Patiala on August 16 but also came up with her own second fastest time behind the 23.00 timed in the Asian Games last year.