Odia sprinter Srabani Nanda qualifies for Rio Olympics

At the Polish Athletics Championship, Mohammad Anas shattered his own 400-metre national record to qualify.

She will be representing India in women’s 100 meter race in the Olympics after nailing the 100 meters in Almaty, Kazakhsta under with an incredible 11:30s in her clock..

Srabani clocked 23.02 seconds in the 200-metre run and booked her seat for Rio 2016 while Olympics qualifying score stands at 11.32 seconds.

For sprinter Dutee Chand, there is something to cheer about when this gifted athlete returns to the city from the Kazhakstan worldwide athletics meet on Saturday, after having qualified for the Rio Olympics this year. The earlier national record of 8.09 m was in the name of Kumaravel Prem Kumar set here in August 2013.

Madhya Pradesh’s star long jumper Ankit Sharma became the 24th long jumper overall to confirm his berth for the Rio Olympics on 26 June.

PT Usha had qualified for the event in 1980 Olympics.

Rajiv Arokia, whose national record of 45.47 seconds Anas broke on Friday, finished second with a timing of 45.60.

With three more athletes assuring themselves of a Rio berthm, the number of track and field athletes who have qualified for the Games has grown to 23.

Anas had a won a silver in the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in New Delhi in April with a timing of 45.74 seconds.

Dutee Chand awarded Rs 50,000 for qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics.