Indian Olympic athlete facing financial hardship

Dutee Chand is facing financial problems and wants to sell her BMW

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New Delhi : Apparently things have gone financially downhill for India’s ace sprinter

Dutee Chand who bought a BMW 3 series in 2018 from Telangana for 30 Lakhs. She now wants to sell it so that her training for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 is not interrupted. Dutee said, with lack of sponsorship and no competitions, this is the only way of making money for herself.

The BMW series 3 was Dutee’s first luxury purchase but tough times forced her to put up an advertisement to sell the car, but this hasn’t dampened her spirit. “I’m not upset. I was able to buy the car because of my competitions. I will again compete, earn money and buy myself a luxury car. The important thing right now is to focus and train for Olympics in 2021,” said Asian Games 2018 silver medalist.

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“Due to the ongoing pandemic all completions have been cancelled. Sponsorships for Olympics are also no longer there. I have spent all my money and haven’t earned anything in the last few months. There will be no new sponsors either during this time so selling my car is the only option left.” 

Dutee does not train as per the athletics federation of India (AFI) rules and regulations and hence has no support from the AFI. She trains under the aegis of the state government and KIIT university as a sponsor but all the money from sponsors had been spent keeping in mind the earlier dates of Olympics, 23 July, 2020.

Dutee has only one ongoing sponsorship, Puma, which also expires in December this year.

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