Dutte Chand continues to make India proud by clinching medals one after another at the Asian Games 2018. A few minutes ago, Dutee Chand won a silver medal in 200 meter Women’s final clocking the timings of 23.20. It was Bahrain’s Edidiong Odiong who won the gold medal by clocking 22. 96. Whereas, China’s Yongli Wei came third finishing the race in 23.27 seconds. Now, India’s medal tally raises to 52, with the athletics team winning 12 accolades for the country.

The Indian Olympic also hailed the feat and congratulated her. The tweet on their official account read, “News Flash: Dutee Chand wins Silver Medal in 200m clocking 23.20s. Wow!  2nd Medal for Dutee after Silver in 100m Proud of you girl #AsianGames2014.”

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also congratulated the sprinter and posted a tweet which read, “What a race by our sprinter Dutee Chand! In an absolutely sensational performance she has won a SILVER medal in Women's 200 m with a finish time of 23.20 sec. This is her second medal at #AsianGames2018. TAKE A BOW! #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames.”

A couple of days ago, she created a history, by clinching a silver medal in 11.32 seconds. “In the semifinals, the first 20 metres, I did not push much and coach pointed out that ‘you have to make a better beginning. So in the final, I rushed the first 40 metres. I was running with eyes closed, whether medal comes or not, I wanted to better my timing. When I opened my eyes, the race was over. I did not know what has happened. People said you have won a medal, but I did not believe, I did not pick flag until I saw the result on display screen,” she said to the reporters.

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