Dhing Express - Hima Das
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- Sunday, 02 Jan, 2022
Hima Das is the first Indian athlete (sprint runner) to win gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championship in 2018, held at Tampere, Finland. Later, she went on to win gold and silver medals at the Asian Games held in Jakarta. She currently holds the Indian national record in 400 meters, with a timing of 50.79s.
The daughter of a humble rice farmer near the town of Dhing in Assam, Hima Das became a national phenomenon at the young age of 18.
And in 2019, she won 5 gold medals in 20 days!
- July 2, Poznan: 200m gold (23.65 seconds)
- July 7, Kunto: 200m gold (23.97 seconds)
- July 13, Kladno: 200m gold (23.43 seconds)
- July 17, Tabor: 200m gold (23.25 seconds)
- July 20, Prague: 400m gold (52.09 seconds)