Golden girl Dutee Chand gets a B-Town salute; Big B, Akshay Kumar laud the fastest woman of India

NEW DELHI: Team India might have left the entire nation weeping after their terrible defeat against New Zealand in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup on Wednesday, but sprinter Dutee Chand's news came as a ray of sunshine for the mourning country.

The 23-year-old bagged the gold medal at the ongoing World University Games in Napoli, making her the first Indian athlete to win a gold in the 100m race at a global event. While she holds the 100m national record with a timing of 11.24 seconds, Chand clinched this medal in 11.32 seconds.



After receiving praises from Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind, and Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, it was B-Town's turn to shower some love on the golden girl. Immediately after the news broke, the A-list celebrities took to Twitter to express their happiness.

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan congratulated 'India's pride' on Twitter.


Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who was the only Indian actor to make it to Forbes 100 highest-paid celebrity list, lauded India's fastest woman for creating history.

Ayushmann Khurrana, who is currently riding high on the success of 'Article 15', too shared a video by International University Sports Federation, and wrote, "Goosebumps. India!!!!"


Other actors like Arjun Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Neha Dhupia, Taapsee Pannu and Dia Mirza also praised the athlete.





Film-makers Anurag Kashyap and Atul Kasbekar also extended their heartiest congratulations to the athlete.



Chand recently made headlines after she disclosed being in a same-sex relationship.

"This is my personal matter. I am sure everything will be fine in a month or two. On the international level, there are several athletes (who are in a same-sex relationship). To live, everybody needs a partner who understands your heart. We like each other so we decided to live together. She gives me motivation for my sport. My focus on sports will be intact," she had said.

"Problem will come and go in future, nobody can take guarantee of that. But I think there won't be any problem. If it won't happen, I'll be able to focus more on my training. My focus is on Olympics 2020 (to be held in Tokyo). I am training to qualify and participate in the Olympics," she added.