Hima Das Wins India's First Gold In A Track Event

Hima Das, an 18-year-old from the Indian state of Assam, made history as the first Indian track athlete to become a world champion. Das won a gold at the 400 metre final in Finland, at Tampere’s World U20 Championships. On July 12, the International Association of Athletics Federation tweeted through their official Twitter account @iaaforg: BOOM! What a display from HIMA DAS! India’s own brings home the gold from Tampere after clocking a huge 51.46-400m, defeating Miklos [Romania] (52.07) and Manson [US] (52.28).”

Her historic win was welcomed by Indians with an outpour of congratulatory messages on social media lauding her. Many including prominent actors and sports people shared messages for Das.

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Indian politician @RahulGandhi posted a video: “In the video below, you will see what makes Hima Das, Gold medallist at the world under-20 Athletics Championship, in Finland, so special! This is India’s first ever Gold in a track event at a world championship. I salute her achievement & congratulate her on her historic win.”