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Dhanalakshmi Sekar becomes third fastest Indian woman to run in 200m event

Published on 29 Jun 2022

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  • Dhanalakshmi Sekar has become the third Indian woman to run sub-23s after national record holder Saraswati Saha (22.82s) and Hima Das (22.88s) in the 200m event.
  • She surpassed Dutee Chand’s record of 23.60s.
  • Tokyo Olympian Dhanalakshmi Sekar ran her personal best time to win 200m gold at the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet, Kazakhstan.
  • She clocked 22.89s which is better than her personal best of 23.14s made last year.
  • Olga Safronova of Kazakhstan stood second (23.21s) while Dutee Chand clocked 23.60s to finish third.
Source: SarkariPariksha