India's 100m sprint champ Dutee Chand said she is overwhelmed by the support she has received from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) after revealing she is gay in May, making her the first Indian athlete to openly admit the sexual preference.

"I was fearing that after my announcement, people would criticise me since I'm one of the country's leading athletes. I was worried that this would affect my career. But after I received the support of SAI and AFI, it has given me a lot of confidence and I'm also able to train wholeheartedly now. Both SAI and AFI told me that this [sexual preference] was my personal matter as a result of which they will not take any action against me," said Dutee at the launch of a shoe brand in the city yesterday.