Athletics
India gender-row sprinter Chand says she is gay
8 years ago(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 26, 2018 India's Dutee Chand competes in a semi-final heat of the women's 100m athletics event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. - India's star gender-row sprinter Dutee Chand said on May 19 she feared being ostracised by her family after coming out as gay in a socially conservative country. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
Top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand revealed Sunday that she is gay, becoming the first athlete from the socially conservative country to do so, and adding she feared being ostracised by her family after the admission.