Bhubaneswar, Aug 18: Her hopes for this year are over, but sprinter Dutee Chand has her eyes set on next Olympics, scheduled in Tokyo in 2020.

Dutee, the first woman athlete after P.T. Usha to represent the country at the Olympics in 100-metre sprint, finished 7th in the heats at Rio. The sprinter today arrived at Biju Patnaik airport from Rio de Janeiro.

When asked, Dutee said she was satisfied with her performance. "I am lucky that I got a chance to represent my country at the grand sporting event. The experience was great and I learnt a lot from other athletes. This Olympics experience will help me improve," Dutee told newspersons at the airport.

On her timing in heats on Rio tracks (11:69 seconds), which was even below her Olympic qualifying timing of 11:24 seconds, the sprinter said it was not always possible for sportspersons to match their previous best.

"My timing was not good as this was my first appearance at the mega sporting event. I was nervous on the tracks and my legs were literally trembling at the starting blocks," said Dutee.

She also blamed the weather conditions, lack of time for practice and long journey to Rio for her poor show at the sport event. "I would have performed better had the event been held in the evening instead of 11pm which is my sleeping time. My body became stiff due to overcast weather at the venue. Besides, air travel of 36 hours took a toll on me," said Dutee.

Dutee, who had to pull out from the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games due to hyperandrogenism regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said that she would continue to train hard to earn a place in the next Olympics. "I had started well this time. But, I could not maintain the speed till the finishing line. But, I will train myself hard to improve myself further."

State sports and youth services department officials received Dutee at the airport. After spending a few hours in Bhubaneswar, she left for her native place in Jajpur district.

"I have not spent much time with my parents for the past few months due to the pressure for the Olympics. Now, I just want to be with them and enjoy the food cooked by my mother," she said.