The International Amateur Athletics Federation in a communication to Athletics Federation of India has decided to accept sprinter Dutee Chand’s entry in the 100m event in the World championship to be held in United Kingdom from August 4, according to her coach Nagapuri Ramesh.
Dutee had won a bronze each in the 100m and the 4x100m events in the recent Asian championship in Bhubaneshwar.
“I got this communication from the AFI president after he has already sent the acceptance of Dutee’s entry,” the SAI coach said.
Ramesh told The Hindu on Saturday that she got this chance as IAAF did not get the stipulated entries for the 100m before the July 23 cut-off date and Dutee met the qualifying standards.
With the IAAF making the entry standard for the women’s 100m tougher for the Worlds (11.26s, for Olympics it was 11.32s) not many had make the cut for London.
The IAAF had kept 56 slots for the women’s 100m but with more than a dozen spots vacant, it relaxed the rules a bit and thus Dutee who is in the 43rd spot in the world list this season has been offered a berth.
