Dutee clocked a much impressive 23.57 secs while winning her qualifying 200m heats that shattered Pandeswari`s 16-year-old national junior record of 23.95 secs as well as Vinitha Tripathi`s Indian junior best time of 23.59 secs registered during the SAF Games.

She would have made it a golden treble but missed the opportunity as the Indian squad arrived late in Taipei City due to visa problem. Indian athletes, including Dutee missed the Day-one events of he three-day championship.

India finished fifth overall in the championship, bagging a total of 12 medals, which included two gold, five silver and five bronze. China finished on top in the medals tally with 12 gold, 10 silver and two bronze followed by Japan (11, 5, 5), Qatar (6, 2, 1) and hosts Chinese Taipei (4, 3, 8).

Odisha Olympic and Athletic Association association secretary Asirbad Behera congratulated Dutee for her sensational achievements and declared cash award of Rs one lakh for the young sprinter from Jajpur district.

This was the second international success for Dutee, who had secured a bronze on her debut in the 200 meter event of the 20th Asian Athletics Championship at Pune in July 2013. Former Asian Games double gold medallist Jyotirmayee Sikdar accompanied the Indian squad as the manager, while legendary P T Usha added strength to the coaching staff as the sprint coach.
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TOP: Dutee celebrates her 200m triumph at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Taipei City on June 15, 2014.
RIGHT: Dutee Chand (extreme right) and other three members of the gold winning 4x400m Indian relay squad in Taipei City on June 15, 2014.