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Dutee Chand, Olympic Athlete & National Champion

MAKERS India•2 October 2019

Dutee Chand is an Olympic athlete and a professional sprinter. She is currently the national champion in the women's 100 meters event and was the third Indian women to qualify for this category in the Summer Olympics in Rio. She is also the first Indian athlete to openly come out as a member of the LGBTQA+ community.

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