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Indian sprinter Hima Das Profile, Early Life, Career, Achievements, Awards
Indian sprinter Hima Das Profile, Early Life, Career, Achievements, Awards
Hima Das is an Indian sprinter. She became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships held at Tampere, Finland.
Hima Das won the gold medal in the Women's 400m at World U-20 Championships 2018 at Tampere, Finland, with a time of 51.46 seconds. She overtook 3 competitors in the last 80 meters, winning gold and creating history for India.
Hima Das was born on 9th January 2000 (18 years old) in Nagaon in the Indian state of Assam. Her parents are Ronjit and Jonali Das. She is the eldest of four children.
Hima Das, a world-class athlete is often called as “Dhing Express” by the people in her village.
Hima Das started off by playing football with boys in her school days, on the mud pits near her village school. She was considering a career in football and was hoping to play for India. Later, she moved from Dhing to Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati for better training after Nipon Das, one of her two football coaches persuaded her parents to let her relocate.
Hima started her athletics career as a 100m and 200m sprinter before shifting to 400m following the advice of senior coaches.
Hima Das won the Federation Cup in her first competitive 400m race and finished sixth at the (400 m) Gold Coast Commonwealth Games-2018 held in Australia.
