Dutee: ‘Feel like a mother who delivered a baby after lengthy labour’
Dutee Chand has come a long way after she had to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, seeking justice when the IAAF’s hyperandrogenism rules stopped her from competing.
Published : Aug 26, 2018 22:29 IST
“I feel like a mother who has just delivered a child after a lengthy labour,” said Dutee Chand, after pocketing the 100m silver that ended a 20-year-wait for the country.
One could understand. She had to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport-- the world’s highest court for sport-- seeking justice when the IAAF’s hyperandrogenism rules stopped her from competing. Dutee will not get back the meets she missed but now she has a very precious medal.
Dutee also remembered the people who helped her fight the case against the IAAF, athletics’ world body, at CAS.
“I’d like to thank Payoshini Mitra, who supported me. If she had not won the case for me, I would not have been here.”