Dutee Chand broke the national record in the 100-metre sprint semifinals at the National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Friday.

She won her semifinal with a time of 11.22 seconds. She shaved off 0.04 seconds from her previous personal best 11.26 seconds, registered at the Asian Athletics Championships in April earlier this year.

The previously standing national record in the women’s 100m event was 11.26 seconds held jointly by Dutee and Rachita Mistry.