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Hima Das (born 9 January 2000), nicknamed Dhing Express, [7] is an Indian sprinter from the state of Assam. She holds the current Indian national record in 400 meters with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
At the IAAF World Under-20 Championships 2018 at Tampere, Finland, Hima Das etched her name in Indian sports’ history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at an international track event.
Jul 21, 2018 · Hima Das: The girl who chases time. For most of her life, Hima Das has faced life’s challenges by running. She has run in rage and joy, after brawls and victories, and as if her life depended on it. The story of a young athlete from a village in Assam who won’t stop, not till she has outrun the clock. Written by Tora Agarwala.
Jun 11, 2022 · In the 400m individual event, she created a new national record of 51 seconds in the heats to sail into the finals, where she would again shift to a higher gear. Hima Das broke her own 400m national record within a day as she ran the final in 50.79 seconds, and won the silver.
Jan 9, 2000 · Honours Summary. 2 x Asian Games winner. 1 x Asian Games Silver medallist. 1 x World U20 champion. 3 x In Top 8 at Commonwealth Games. More Honours. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests.
Indian 400m star Hima Das will be one of the country’s big hopes for the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021. Here are five essential facts you need to know about the speedy 21-year-old, who will be racing this weekend at the World Relay Championships.
Jul 13, 2018 · JUST 18 months after running her first competitive race — an inter-district meet in Sivasagar, Assam — 18-year-old Hima Das has created athletics history. The daughter of a rice farmer from Dhing village in Nagaon district, she got India its first ever track gold at a global event by winning the 400 metre final at the World U20 ...
Jul 12, 2018 · In a landmark event for Indian track events, Indian sprinter Hima Das won India’s first-ever gold as she posted time of 51.46 seconds in 400 metres in women’s final at IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships on Thursday.
Often Called ‘The Dhing Express’, Hima Das is a 19-year-old Indian sprinter hailing from Assam. Holder of the current Indian National Record in 400 Metres with the timing of 50.79s, she also became the first Indian woman and the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at IAAF World U20 ...
Hima Das, who won the gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships, will become the first ever sports ambassador of Assam.
