Yesterday, it was another Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand, who qualified for the women's 100-metre race at the Rio Olympics. Briefcase 1 Ankit qualified in men's long jump with a jump of 8.17 metres2 Odisha sprinter Srabani from made the cut in women's 200 metre3 Archer Atanu Das will feature in the men's recurve individual eventThe Indian contingent for the upcoming Rio Olympics breached the 100-mark on Sunday with long jumper Ankit Sharma, sprinter Srabani Nanda and archer Atanu Das qualifying for the mega event. In the last 24 hours, five Indian athletes have gained Rio berths. Meanwhile, Kolkata archer Atanu Das will represent the country in the men's recurve individual event. Earlier, it was Kerala sprinter Mohammad Anas who became the 100th Indian to qualify for Rio Games by shattering the men's 400-metre national record on the second day of Polish Athletics Championship in Bydgoszcz.

Source: India Today June 26, 2016 08:34 UTC