'Pull me down, I will come back stronger!': Watch Dutee Chand win historic 100-metre gold in Naples

Dutee Chand created history by winning gold in the women’s 100-metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy on Tuesday, clocking a time of 11.32 seconds.

This is India’s first gold medal at this edition. This is also the first time an Indian has won a 100-metre gold at a global event.

Watch her reach the finish line:

#Breakingnews- Dutee Chand @DuteeChand become first Indian sprinter to win Global event title when she blasted out of block to lead women 100m run from start to finish in 11.32s @afiindia #Indianathletics #fisu #universiade2019 #napoli2019 pic.twitter.com/k0Um712JuZ

— Rahul PAWAR (@rahuldpawar) July 9, 2019

Dutee qualified for the final clocking 11.41 seconds in the semifinal earlier on Tuesday. No Indian has qualified for the 100-metre final in the history of the University Games before this.

After the medal, Dutee posted a picture of her with the gold medal and captioned it "Picked it up".

Picked it up! pic.twitter.com/Qwci6Uz5Yr

— Dutee Chand (@DuteeChand) July 9, 2019

She even tweeted an inspiring message along with a picture of her medal and a mini mascot of the games. "Pull me down, I will come back stronger!," Dutee Chand said in a tweet.

Pull me down, I will come back stronger! pic.twitter.com/PHO86ZrExl

— Dutee Chand (@DuteeChand) July 9, 2019

She also holds the 100m national record with 11.24 seconds.

"With years of hard work and your blessings, I have yet again broken the record by winning the Gold in the 100m dash in 11.32 seconds at The World University Games, Napoli. In the pictures, are the winners too, with a heart of Gold from Germany and Sweden. @Napoli2019_ita," Chand tweeted.