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* Odisha`s teenage sprinter and medal prospect Dutee Chand has been named in the
27-member Indian athletics squad, which has 13 girls.
* Dutee will compete in girls` 100 and 200 meter sprint.
* The multi-sporting Games is meant for athletes under 18 years of age.
* In the first edition of the Games, held in Singapore four years ago, Indian track and field athletes had bagged four gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
* Indians will participate in the Youth Asian Games as independent athletes under the
banner of the Olympic Council of Asia.
* This is the second time in recent months that the Indians will not compete under the
tri-colour in a multi-sporting event.
* The Indians had participated under the OCA banner in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Incheon, South Korea from June 29 to July 6.