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Hima Das
Das at the 2018 World U20 Championships
Personal information
Native nameহিমা দাস (অসমীয়া)
NicknameDhing Express[1]
NationalityIndian
Born (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Dhing, Nagaon, Assam, India[2][3]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
Event100–400 m
Coached byNipon Das[2]
Nabajit Malakar [2]
Galina Bukharina[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.74 (2018)
200 m – 23.10 (2018)
400 m – 50.79 (2018)[4]
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's 4×400 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed 4×400 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 400 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 400 m
Updated on 30 August 2018

Hima Das (born 9 January 2000), nicknamed the Dhing Express, is an Indian sprint runner from the state of Assam. She holds the current Indian national record in 400 metres with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships.

Early life

Hima Das was born at Kandhulimari village, near the town of Dhing in the state of Assam to Ronjit and Jonali Das. Her parents are farmers by profession. She is the youngest of five children.[5] She attended the Dhing Public high School and was initially interested in playing football. She played football with the boys at her school and had always wanted to pursue a career in football. However, she did not see any prospects for herself in women's football in India. Later, upon advice from a school physical education teacher, Shamsul Hoque, she changed to sprint running.[6][7]

Education

Das passed 12th grade exam from Assam Higher Secondary Education Council in May 2019. [8]

Career

In April 2018, Das competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold coast, Australia, in the 400 metres and the 4×400 metres relay.[2] In the 400 metres, Das reached the final where she finished sixth in a time of 51.32 seconds, 1.17 seconds behind gold medalist Amantle Montsho from Botswana.[9] In the 4×400 metres relay she was part of the Indian team that finished seventh in the final, with a time of 3 minutes and 33.61 seconds.[10]

On 12 July 2018, Das won the 400 m final at the World U-20 Championships 2018 held at Tampere, Finland, clocking 51.46 seconds and becoming the first Indian sprinter to win a gold medal at an international track event. Having run a slower first half, Das accelerated on the last 100 meter stretch, overtaking three competitors.[11]

At the 2018 Asian Games, Das qualified for the 400 m final, after clocking 51.00 in heat 1 and setting a new Indian national record.[12] On 26 August 2018, she improved the national record to 50.79 s in the 400 m final to win the silver medal.[13] On 30 August 2018, she, along with M. R. Poovamma, Sarita Gayakwad and V. K. Vismaya won the women's 4 × 400 metres relay clocking 3:28.72. Earlier on the same day, Das failed to qualify for the final of the 200 metres race, due to a false start in a semifinal. Hima also won a silver medal in the 4×400 m mixed relay, which was held for the first time at Asian Games.[14]

In September 2018, Adidas signed an endorsement deal with Hima Das.[15]

She won 200m Gold in Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland, on July 2, 2019, with a time of 23.65 seconds.[16]

After that, she won 200m gold at the Kutno Athletics Meet, also in Poland, on July 7, 2019, with a time of 23.97 seconds.[17]

In the same year, on July 13, she won 200m gold at the Kladno Athletics Meet in the Czech Republic with a time of 23.43 seconds.[18]

She also bagged the gold medal in the 200m race at the Tabor Athletics Meet, on July 16, 2019, in the Czech Republic with a time of 23.25 seconds.[19]

Awards and accolades

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Ms. Hima Das for Athletics, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018

Das is the second athlete from Assam after Bhogeswar Baruah to win a gold medal at an international event.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Loiwal, Manogya (23 July 2018) Hima Das: Tracing star sprinter's journey from Assam's rice fields to global stardom – Sports News. India Today.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hima Das". Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Hima Das. asiangames2018.id
  4. ^ Hima DAS at World Athletics
  5. ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (6 March 2018). "Hima Das' meteoric rise from an Assam village to the Gold Coast". ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "The Dhing Express!". sportstar.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ Chakravarti, Neelav. A footballer turned athlete: The incredible story of Hima Das. Khel Now. Retrieved on 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Results are out: Hima Das juggles training & studies, secures first division in her 12th board exams". The Economic Times. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Result – Women's 400m Final". Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Result – Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final". Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Hima Wins Historic Gold for India". Hotstar. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Assam's Hima Das breaks national record". time8.in. 25 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Hima Das wins 400m silver in national record time". The Economic Times. 26 August 2018.
  14. ^ Asian Games: Indian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Bags Silver Medal. The Quint (Updated 29 August 2018)
  15. ^ "Adidas signs endorsement deal with athlete Hima Das". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  16. ^ Hima Das wins 200m gold in Poland [1]. Press Trust of India
  17. ^ Hima Das won 200m gold at the Kutno Athletics Meet, Poland [2]. Gulf News Sport
  18. ^ Hima Das won 200m gold at Kladno Athletics Meet, Czech Republic[3]." THE TIMES OF INDIA"
  19. ^ Hima Das won 200m gold at the Tabor Athletics Meet in the Czech Republic [4]."NDTV Sports"
  20. ^ Tamang, Sylvester (25 September 2018) Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu Conferred Khel Ratna; Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das Get Arjuna Award. sports.ndtv.com
  21. ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/hima-das-appointed-as-unicef-india-s-first-youth-ambassador-1389687-2018-11-16
  22. ^ Singh, Bikash (14 July 2018) 'Golden Girl' Hima Das to be made Assam's sports brand ambassador. The Economic Times.
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