Indian athlete Dutee Chand shined with her performance at World University Games inĀ Naples, Italy by winning a Gold medal in 100-metre dash. The Indian sprinter clocked a timing of 11.32 seconds to claim the gold. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind also congratulated Chand on her achievement. Taking to Twitter, Indian President wrote, ā€œCongratulations @DuteeChand for winning the 100m sprint at the Universiade, the World University Games, in Naples. This is Indiaā€™s first such gold and a moment of immense pride for our country. Please keep up the effort, and look to greater glory at the Olympics".Ā Dutee Chand Reveals She Is in a Same-Sex Relationship, Says It Is a Personal Decision and Should Be Respected.Ā 

President lauds Dutee Chand!

In response, the Indian sprinter also thanked President Kovind for his kind wishes.

Sharing the news of her achievement, the 23-year-old athlete posted on Twitter, "With years of hardwork and your blessings, I have yet again broken the record by winning the Gold in 100m dash in 11.32 seconds at The World University Games, Napoli. In the pictures, are the winners too, with a heart of Gold from Germany and Sweden". She also shared the video of the racing event on her Twitter account.Ā Olympic Sprinter Dutee Chand Thinks Kangana Ranaut Can Perfectly Portray Her Onscreen.

Years of hard work pays off !

Dutee bags Gold!

Chand, who has a national 100m record of 11.24 seconds, also posted a photo of her with the medal and captioned it, "Picked it up". In another tweet, she wrote, "Pull me down, I will come back stronger."

Chand picks Gold!

Come back stronger

Chand recently came into news after she revealed about her same-sex relationship in public. She had revealed to the media about her homosexual orientation and also spoke how her family used to harass her over the matter.

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