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Dutee Chand scripts history with 100m gold

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Dutee Chand created history winning the 100m gold at the World University Games clocking 11.32 seconds and became the first Indian athlete to qualify and win a medal in the 100m final at the event. Chand beat her opponent Ajla Del Ponte of Switzerland by just 0.1 seconds to win the top prize. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, President Ram Nath Kovind all have praised the Indian sprinter for this remarkable feat.