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CM congratulates Odia sprinter Dutee Chand for qualifying Rio Olympic

Bhubaneswar, Jun 25 (UNI) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated Odia sprinter Dutee Chand, the first ever woman athlete from Odisha to have qualified for the Rio Olympics.In his twitter message, Mr Patnaik described Dutee’s achievement as “historic” and said it was a proud moment for Odisha and people of the state.
The Chief Minister also wished victory and success for Dutee in the Rio Olympics. Besides, Union minister of state for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmednra Pradhan also congratulated the Odia sprinter for the achievement.
Sources said, Dutee qualified for Olympics by clocking 11.30 seconds to finish a 100 meter race at the XXVI International Meeting G Kosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan today.Meanwhile, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Arshibad Behera today announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for Dutee Chand. The Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) and the Odisha Athletics Association (OAA) also announced Rs 50,000 cash prize each for ace sprinter Dutee Chand for her achievement .
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