Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in women's 100-meter sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Napoli, Italy becoming the first Indian to win do so.
This is the first gold medal for India at this edition of the games.
No Indian had qualified for the 100-meter final in the history of the University Games before this.
Extra fact:
She has been named in the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential persons in the world.
The list, an initiative of TIME magazine, highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism, etc.
Dutee had won two silver medals - 100m, and 200m at Jakarta Asian Games.