Dutee Chand 200m heats Olympics 2021 Athletics LIVE: Dutee gets season best but fails to qualify for semifinals

Its a bad start to India's Olympic hopes but we can expect things to get better as the day progresses.

Dutee Chand got a season-best but it was not enough to get her through to the semifinal.

Hopes will be from the Indian women's hockey team who will be playing the quarterfinals today. Also, in action will be Kamalpreet Kau, who is now a medal contender in discus throw after her 64m in the qualification round.

Until then take care and goodbye.

Dutee Chand finished last in heat 4. Fails to qualify for the next round.

But she loses the pace on the turn.

Dutee gets a good start.

And its on.

Start list of Heat 4.

Heat 4 to begin

Dutee Chand will now be in action in lane 7.

Heat 3 Result

1) Switzerland
2) USA
3) France
Final result

And its on.

That is a great start by Switzerland and. Kambundji finish with ease.

And the racers take the mark.

Track and Field scheduled for Morning session

Hope you've all recovered from last night's #athletics antics, because this morning's #Tokyo2020 session is promising to pick up where we left off.
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 2, 2021

Heat 3 to begin now
Start List

Will it be another clean sweep by Jamaica?

Jamaica's women lining up for the women's 200m heats today like pic.twitter.com/c1yXhGXid5
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 2, 2021

Heat 2 Result

1) Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce
2) Masilingi
3) Dafne Schippers

Shelly-Ann gets an easy win.

And its on.

The sprinters take the mark.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Dafne Schippers are the favorites.

Heat 1 result

Heat 2 to begin now.

True Champion!

Sifan Hassan shows why she is the favorite to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 1500m.

The middle-distance runner fell just before the last lap and then made a strong comeback to finish first in the first round.

Here’s the replay of Sifan Hassan falling and getting back up to win her heat in the first round of the women’s 1,500. Such a crazy, wild final 350 meters pic.twitter.com/In3AbESQUJ
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) August 2, 2021

Its a quick start.

And Ivroy Coast, Nigeria and Bahamas finish in the top 3. They get an automatic qualifications.

And its on.

The sprinters take the mark.

Bahamas is the favorite.

Start list heat 1

How to qualify for the semifinal?

Qualification Rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals

Heat 1 is starting

Who is Dutee Chand?

Dutee Chand was born to Chakradhar Chand and Akhuji Chand. Dutee comes from a family below the poverty line. Both her parents are daily wage earners by weaving fabrics. She had spent most of her childhood years in the coastal area of Gopalpur village.

At the young age of 4, Dutee was inspired to take up running after she saw her elder sister, Saraswati Chand, practicing on the banks of the Brahmani river. Saraswati is a national-level sprinter and currently works with Odisha Police.

In 2006, Dutee got her sports scholarship for admission at the government school in Bhubaneswar and that’s where she began to pursue running seriously. Initially, she used to run barefoot while training because of poor financial condition back at home, she couldn’t afford to buy a new pair of running shoes.

In 2019, she openly came out as a lesbian after she publicly proclaimed about her same-sex relationship. This didn’t go down well with her family. She received severe flak from the hooks and corners of her village. However, she stood strong and defended her stand on her same-sex relationship.

Dutee Chand is currently working as an executive officer at The Odisha Mining Corporation Limited.

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Dutee Chand will be in action in 200m event heat. She will be hoping to shake off the 100m disappointment today and qualify for the semifinal.

The race will begin at 7:24 am. Until then sit back and enjoy.

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