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Cuttack, March 18: Dutee Chand’s fate in competitive athletics will be decided by the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) hearing at Lausanne, Switzerland March 23-26. Dutee will leave for Lausanne March 19 from New Delhi.
Currently CAS has allowed Dutee to take part in competitions on a provisional basis. This enabled Dutee to run in the recently-concluded National Games in Kerala where she won gold in the 100 metres.
“I am excited as well as nervous regarding the hearing. I am hopeful that the verdict will be in my favour and I will be able to participate in the international level competitions once again,” Dutee stated Wednesday.
Referees qualify
Two weightlifting coaches Dhrama Rao and Chandrashekhar Sahu of Orissa, successfully passed the National Referees’ Examination in Jaipur during the Senior National Weightlifting Championships. The National Weightlifting Federation conducted the examination in which 72 coaches of the country took part. Chandrashekhar and Dharma were successful in the first and second categories of the referees’ examinations respectively.