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Indian Grand Prix athletics: Dutee, Hima Das win sprints By IANS | Published on Thu, Feb 25 2021 19:57 IST | 5 Views
Patiala, Feb 25 : Assam s sprint prodigy Hima Das won the women s 200m race while Odisha s Dutee Chand dominated 100m in the second leg of the Indian Grand Prix meet at Patiala s National Institute of Sports here on Thursday. Hima s winning time of 23.31 seconds in her first race after a long layoff due to back injury could be seen as good performance, but it fell short of Tokyo Olympic qualification time of 22.80 seconds. Hima, the 21-year-old 2018 world junior 400m champion and national record holder of 50.79 seconds, hasn t done well over the one-lap race since April 2019 due to lower back pain. She has now switched to shorter sprints 100m and 200m. She is also one of the key runners in the national women s 4x100m relay team. ....