Hima Das Wins Gold Medal in Women’s 200m Event, Overall Third in Two Weeks! Twitterati Hails Indian Sprint Runner

Hima Das has taken the world by storm by winning three international gold medals in the span of just 11 days. On June 13, The Assam born girl won the women's 200-meter race at the Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet at Kladno, Czech Republic.

Hima Das (Photo Credits: Getty Images)

Hima Das has taken the world by storm by winning three international gold medals in the span of 11 days. On June 13, the Assam-born girl won the women's 200-meter race at the Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet at Kladno, Czech Republic. The 19-year-old recorded an impressive timing of 23.43 seconds in the 200m race which is just touch-over her personal best 23.10 seconds. Thus, winning three international gold medals inside two weeks. Hima Das Sprints to Second International Gold in Women's 200m at Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland. Hima Das Sprints to Second International Gold in Women's 200m at Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland.

Earlier in the month, Hima participated in her first competitive tournament of the year and clocked 23.65 seconds on her way to gold in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland on July 2. After that Hima grabbed the second gold medal at the Kutno Athletics Meet also in Poland with a time of 23.97 seconds. Sachin Tendulkar Congratulates Hima Das, Tajindar Pal Singh Tor, Muhammed Anas Yahiya, KS Jeevan & VK Visamaya for Winning Medals at Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2019.

The Indian sprinter also holds the national record in 400 metres with a timing of 50.79s that she recorded at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. This had earned Hima, the nickname of  Dhing Express. Hima posted her photo on Twitter, showing gratitude to her fans and well-wishers.

Hima’s Message for Her Fans!!

Indian track sensation's continuous feats and achievements have grabbed her a lot of limelight amidst the euphoria over ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and Twitterati also praised Hima for her fantastic effort.

Hima Praised for Her Effort!!

Congratulations Hima!!

Hima Getting More Appreciation!!

Hima Shines!!

Hima once desired to pursue football but decided to forgo it due to unfavourable circumstances. However, she rose to become a leading athlete. Hima Das enjoys a fantastic run in the international races and will want to continue her purple patch in her upcoming matches.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 14, 2019 10:42 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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