Hima Das, 19-year-old sprinter, nicknamed as Dhing Express, bagged another gold at Women’s 200 m event at the Kladno Memorial Athletics meet at Kladno, Czech Republic, on Sunday. She finished her race in 23.43 seconds gaining the first position. Hima took it to her twitter handle to thank all her supporters, stating, ‘With the blessings of you all, once again I have won’.
With the blessings of you all, once again i have won 🥇 pic.twitter.com/wiwZ3letIR
— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) July 13, 2019
The Assamese sprinter is the first Indian sprinter to bag a gold medal at an international track event by winning the 400 m final at the World U-20 Championships, 2018, held at Tampere, Finland.
Hima has won three gold medals in past two weeks. She has clinched her previous gold at Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland, earlier this July. She bagged her second gold for 200m event at Kutno Athletics meet in Poland by finishing the race in 23.97 seconds, and her third gold on Sunday. While her personal best is 23.10 seconds, which she clocked last year.
Today is the most memorable day of my life. On this day in 2018, i became the first Indian athlete to win gold medal in the @iaaforg World U20 Championship. I will continue to work hard and achieve more for my country. #ProudIndian @afiindia @IndiaSports @Media_SAI @iosindiaoff pic.twitter.com/c0LYAdphX9
— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) July 12, 2019
Kiren Rijiju, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, and Bollywood Actress, Taapsee Pannu, congratulated Hima through their twitter account for winning the gold medal.
Hearty congratulations @HimaDas8 for winning the gold in 200m at #KladnoAthleticsMeet in 23.43 secs, @muhammedanasyah won the 400m in a national record time of 45.21 secs and #VKVismaya won gold in women’s 400m. https://t.co/l1ps9WGl1y
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 14, 2019
@HimaDas8 are you for real !!! What an amazing athlete. More and more gold for you girl 💪🏼
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) July 15, 2019
Congratulations to the unstoppable @HimaDas8 for winning the third Women's 200m Gold in 11 days at Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet. Very proud of you. You are an inspiration to the entire nation. #HimaDas pic.twitter.com/EGj6dLLxHg
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) July 14, 2019
Last year, Adidas, one of the leading sportswear manufacturers, has signed an endorsement deal with Hima. Dave Thomas, MD of Adidas India, has called Hima to be a perfect example of bringing a change in life through sports.
It's been a long but exciting day. Thrilled to have come on board the @adidas family. I'm #heretocreate. pic.twitter.com/SoCzXQTvz5
— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) September 18, 2018
