Dutee Chand  

'After two months, I am training outdoors and it is a very nice feeling to experience the air while running on the track. For a track athlete, there is no better feeling than this. At the same time I am also experiencing an unusual feeling,' India's 100m record holder Dutee Chand said

'I am delighted to receive this recognition from the TIME. I believe in gender equality. I will continue to fight for the rights of young girls and women in sports as well as in the larger society,' Dutee Chand said

Popular talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres tweeted in response to Dutee Chand coming out as gay. DeGeneres says that she is proud of Chand.

Dutee Chand said, “I have found someone who is my soulmate. I believe everyone should have the freedom to be with whoever they decide they want to be with. I have always supported the rights of those who want to be in a same-sex relationship"

Indian sportswomen did the nation proud by winning medals at various international events in 2018. Mary Kom, Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Manika Batra and others hogged the limelight

'They are here because of us. Not the other way around. I am okay flying economy but not if these officials are given better seats,' an Indian volleyball player said

Hima Das, who is the reigning Under-20 world champion, broke the 400m national record twice in two days and secured a silver medal by finishing the race in 50.79 seconds. Muhammed Anas Yahiya too bagged silver in the men’s event as he clocked 45.69 seconds

After winning two silver medals (100m and 200m) at Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia, India’s sprint queen Dutee Chand returned home to a rousing welcome in New Delhi. Hailing from a small village called Chaka Gopalpur (Jajpur district) in Odisha, this 22-year-old has strung together some splendid performances since 2012 and owes her success to her family. MyNation was privileged to have caught up with her for an interview where she talked about her athletics journey and Asiad success.

Sprint queen Dutee Chand made it a memorable Asian Games debut as she won her second silver medal. After finishing second in 100m on Sunday, she returned to the track to take 200m silver

It has been a remarkable comeback to the sport for the 22-year-old Dutee Chand after she was suspended by the IAAF in 2014 under the global athletics body's hyperandrogenism policy

Hima Das, the 18-year-old, who broke a 14-year-old national record in 400m on Saturday, bettered her own mark on Sunday to win a silver. She clocked 50.79 seconds in the final