Dutee Chand won the Vogue award for Sportsperson of the Year 2019

Dutee Chand won the Vogue award for Sportsperson of the Year 2019

Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand won the Vogue award for Sportsperson for the Year 2019.

Key Points:

• She holds the national record in women’s 100m and has brought many trophies to the country and state. 
• In the month of October, she clocked 11.22 seconds in the semi-final of women’s 100m event at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships 2019 in Ranchi. With this score, she broke her own previous national record of 11.26 seconds.
•  Dutee Chand aims to win the gold medal for India in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• Besides winning the prestigious honour, Dutee will also feature on the cover of Vogue India’s November 2019 edition.
• Besides Dutee, the only other sportsperson on Vogue’s honours list is Indian shooter Heena Sidhu for young achiever of the year.