Odisha athletes cornered glory, bagging three gold, one silver and one bronze medals for the state and ONGC in the 53rd National Open Athletics Championship, which concluded at Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium in Ranchi (Jharkhand) today. Among the seven athletes, Dutee Chand made a majestic impact in the four-day championship, bagging a sprint double.
Making her debut in the championship, 17-year-old Dutee completed the double winning both the 100m and 200m gold with a timing of 11.73 seconds and 24.02 seconds respectively. In the 200m, she erased the state record, which Srabani Nanda had achieved at Cuttack in 2011. Dutee capped her campaign with a bronze in 4x400m relay.