About the Book: Fiercely Female
Ace sprinter Dutee Chand is one of the most inspiring figures in Indian sport
today. Through sheer grit and hard work, she overcame poverty and an inadequate
training and sporting culture to become one of Indias premier athletes, and then
battled prejudice and systemic injustice to win significant battles for gender
equality.
Hailing from a small village in Odisha, Chand went on to win at national and
global events, including the Asian Games, the Asian Athletics Championships, the
Asian Junior Athletics Championships and the National Senior Athletics
Championships. Her dream run came to an abrupt halt when the Athletics
Federation of India unceremoniously