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Tokyo-bound 'Gundur Express' Dhanalakshmi enroute breaks 'Payyoli Express' record

By IANS | Updated: July 14, 2021 13:55 IST

Chennai, July 14 Tamil Nadu's `Gundur Express' is all set to board the flight to Tokyo Olympics after ...

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Chennai, July 14 Tamil Nadu's `Gundur Express' is all set to board the flight to Tokyo Olympics after breaking the speed record held by the `Payyoli Express'.

Twenty-three-year-old S. Dhanalakshmi, the speedster from Gundur village near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu set the race tracks on fire at the 24th National Federation Cup held recently at Patiala.

It is there Dhanalakshmi the 'Gundur Express' with her 23.26 seconds dash in the 200 metres heats broke the 23-year old record of `Payyoli Express' or P.T.Usha who had run that distance in 23.30 seconds.

Prior to that Dhanalakshmi sprinted to gold in the 100 metre clocking 11.39 seconds beating Dutee Chand.

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