Asian Games: Dutee Chand qualifies for women\'s 200m final

<p>Jakarta [Indonesia], August 28 (ANI): Indian athlete Dutee Chand on Monday booked her place in the finals of the women\'s 200m athletics event of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.</p><p>The 22-year-old finished on top of the list with a clock timing of 23 seconds in the semi-final of the event.</p><p>Hima Das, another Indian in the fray, disqualified from the semi-finals of the same event following a false start. She was handed over a red card, thus resulting in her ouster from the event.</p><p>The sprinter, who had bagged a silver medal for the country in the women\'s 400m event with a brilliant clock timing of 50.59, was one of the strongest medal prospects for India in the 200m event.</p><p>In Kurash, India\'s Pincky Balhara entered the finals of the women\'s 52 kg category after defeating Uzbekistan\'s Oysuluv Abdumajidova 3-0 in the semi-final round. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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