It is a matter of pride as Hima Das, an Indian athlete, created history by winning gold in women's 400-metre event at the IAAF World U20 in Finland. Netizens all across the country cannot stop lauding Hima Das for emerging victorious. Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrugun Sinha, Kirron Kher and many more too took to social media to express how happy and proud they are of Hima's golden achievement at the IAAF World U20.

Held at Tampere, Hima on Thursday registered a time of 51.46 seconds in the final at the Ratina Stadium to become the first Indian athlete to win gold in a world championship across all age groups. She also did well in the earlier rounds, winning Heat 4 with a time of 52.25 seconds. She emerged on top in the semi-finals as well, winning her race in 52.10 seconds.

Here's what B-Townies have tweeted:

Shah Rukh Khan

Akshay Kumar

Amitabh Bachchan

Farhan Akhtar

Dia Mirza

Shatrughan Sinha

Emraan Hashmi

We at LatestLY.com too are extremely proud of Hima. Here's many congratulations to her!

-With Inputs from IANS

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