Dutee Chand (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian professional sprinter and a former national champion in the women's 100 metres event.

[5] In 2013, Chand was the first Indian sprinter to reach the final of the 100m event at a global youth athletics competition,[6][7] and in 2016 she took part in the Rio Olympic Games.

In 2014, she was barred from international competition due to the IAAF's Hyperandrogenism Regulations, which set a limit on naturally occurring testosterone levels for female athletes.

The IAAF introduced new regulations in 2018, reigniting the debate on the inclusion of intersex athletes in women's sport and the Olympic games.

[14][15] The third of seven children, Chand was born on February 3, 1996 into a below-poverty-line weaver's family in Gopalpur, a small village in the state of Odisha, one of the poorest areas in India.

This national program enabled her to send financial support to her family, allowing them to move from their two-room, bathroomless house.

[22] In fact, following the rule by the International Association of Athletics Federations states that Chand could only be allowed to compete again if she lowers her testosterone levels that falls under beneath the male range.

[24] As of 2016, she is employed as an executive officer in the state PSU The Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd.[25] Clocking 23.811 seconds, Chand won the bronze in the Women's 200 metres event at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships at Pune.

[34] The process of determining Chand's eligibility to compete with women caused her significant suffering, including invasive medical examinations and humiliating public scrutiny.

[35] Commenting in 2018 on the case of the intersex runner Caster Semenya, Chand expressed her pain and struggle of four years, when she was controversially not allowed to compete in any international events due to hyperandrogenism.

[5][37] On 25 June 2016, Chand broke the same national record twice in one day after clocking 11.24 at the XXVI International Meeting G Kosanov Memorial at Almaty, Kazakhstan, thereby qualifying for the Olympic Games.

[citation needed] In 2016, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed Chand as asassistant manager of Odisha Mining Corporation, explaining that the government's decision to directly employ athletes was to reward their achievements and provide them with financial stability.

[43] As she won these two medals after a long court battle, she expressed her concern about her future saying, "My legal team helped me to come back.

[47][48][49][50] Chand stated that the 2018 Indian Supreme Court decision to decriminalize gay sex empowered her to speak openly about her sexuality.

While she received widespread support on social media and from the LGBTQ+ community, she also faced severe backlash from her home village, where residents disavowed her remarks and called them "humiliating".