Sundeep Mishra has authored a new book titled \u2018Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story\u2019 which chronicles Dutee Chand\u2019s journey with a detailed narrative of the gender-identity controversy that made her an iconic figure in Indian sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dutee Chand, the first openly homosexual athlete from India, scripted history in 2019 when she became the first Indian to win gold in a 100-metre event at the World Universiade in Naples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming from a small village in Odisha, Dutee Chand went on to hold the national record in the women\u2019s 100 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is only the fifth Indian to participate in the women\u2019s 100 metres at the Olympics when she qualified for the 2016 Rio Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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