Odia Sprinter Dutee Chand To Appear On ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’

Bhubaneswar: Odia sprinter Dutee Chand, who was recently in news for her confession of being in a same-sex relationship, will soon appear as a guest in the popular television show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’.

According to reports, the shoot of the episode has already been completed and it will be telecast soon on Sony TV. However, the channel is yet to release the promo of the episode.

Besides Dutee, former Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia and hockey player Sandeep Singh will be seen in the episode.

The sprinter took to social media and shared pictures from the show.

Worth mentioning, Dutee Chand, 23, hails from Chaka Gopalpur village of Jajpur district of Odisha. She is a 100 m record holder and winner of two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games and recently became the first Indian sports star to acknowledge being in a same-sex relationship.

The sprinter, who is training to qualify for the World Championships and Tokyo Olympics next year, told The Indian Express- “I have found someone who is my soulmate. I believe everyone should have the freedom to be with whoever they decide they want to be with. I have always supported the rights of those who want to be in a same-sex relationship. It is an individual person’s choice. Currently, my focus is on the World Championships and the Olympic Games but in the future, I would like to settle down with her.”

“I have always believed that everyone should have the freedom to love. There is no greater emotion than love and it should not be denied. The Supreme Court of India has also struck down the old law. I believe nobody has the right to judge me as an athlete because of my decision to be with who I want. It is a personal decision, which should be respected. I will continue to strive to win medals for India at international meets,” Dutee said.

In 2014, Dutee was dropped from India’s Commonwealth Games team after officials claimed she fell foul of the testosterone-cap rules. She had successfully moved the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules on hyperandrogenism, which put a cap on the testosterone levels of women athletes who wanted to compete in track and field events. The IAAF withdrew the rules last year, which allowed her to run and win in the 100 m and 200 m.

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