Naveen Patnaik felicitates Duttee Chand for winning two silver medals in Asian Games

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitating and presenting a cheque of Rs 3 crors to Asian Games Medal winner Duttee Chand. (Photo: SNS)


Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated Dutee Chand who returned from the Asian Games here on Friday.

Naveen Patnaik handed over a cheque o Rs 3 crore to Dutee for winning two silver medals ( 100m and 200m).

The CM also said that the government will bear all expenses of preparation by Dutee Chand for the next Olympics.

Dutee Chand said she will start preparing for Olympics with a target of under 11 timing.

She expressed her gratitude to Naveen Patnaik and the people of Odisha who had stood by and supported her through out her journey and Dr Achyut Samant Founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology(KIIT).