VIDEO: How Dutee Chand Overcame Poverty & Controversy to Become an Olympian

Putting a hard childhood behind her, Dutee Chand showed the world that nothing could stop her from taking the road to Rio.

VIDEO: How Dutee Chand Overcame Poverty & Controversy to Become an Olympian

Dutee Chand was born to a weaver couple in 1996. She was forced to run barefoot and without proper training equipment because of her family’s financial situation. But putting a hard childhood behind her, she showed the world that nothing could stop her from taking the road to Rio.

Watch her story here:

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