Star Indian sprinter Dutee Chand on Tuesday said she is determined to further better her 100m national record and achieve the qualification standard of 11.15s for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fortnight after failing to qualify for the women\u2019s 100m semi-finals at the World Championships, Dutee completed a sprint double at the Nationals, clocking the fastest 200m time by an Indian this year, with a 23.17second burst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 23-year-old also shattered the 100m national record with a time of 11.22 seconds during the semi-finals on way to the gold medal in Ranchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a matter of micro seconds. In 100m, the timings fluctuate. There are 6-7 months left in our hand for the Olympics. So my focus is entirely to qualify for the Tokyo Games. So I have to work hard to achieve that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking about her feat in the 200m, Dutee said: \u201cI\u2019m also really happy with my performance in 200m, where I scored my personal best of 23.00 in Asian Games and here at the National open, I scored 23.17s. So overall my performance was good.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dutee had a disappointing outing at the World Championships where she finished seventh in the heats. She clocked 11.48 seconds, well below her season-best which stands at 11.26s to finish in 37th place overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy preparations for Doha World Championships was very good and that\u2019s why I could do well at the National open. I couldn\u2019t do well at Doha because of the heat there. My body couldn\u2019t adapt to the conditions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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