World Varsity Games: Dutee may skip trials to pick Indian team

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, March 7 : Double Asian Games silver medallist Dutee Chand is likely to skip the All India University (AIU) selection trials to pick the team for the World University Games China in August, hinted her coach N. Ramesh on Sunday.
Without being specific, Ramesh told IANS: “Being a defending champion she should get a direct entry in the AIU squad.” Dutee is the defending champion in the 100m dash of the World University Games, which will be held in Chengdu, China, from August 18-29.
A reason that may be cited, if 24-year-old Dutee eventually skips the trials, starting on Monday at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus in Odisha, is that she is preparing for the July-August Tokyo Olympic Games.
KIIT University is Dutee’s sponsor. She is training at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
1At the 2019 World University Games, held in Napoli, Italy, Dutee won gold in the 100m — a first by an Indian. She had clocked 11.32 seconds to win the title.