Hima Das

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Hima Das
Hima Das Salutes India.jpg
Das at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native nameহিমা দাস
Birth nameHima Das
NicknameDhing Express [1] [2]
Born (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 23)
Dhing, Nagaon, Assam, India [2] [3]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Track and field
Event(s)100 m
200 m
400 m
Coached byGalina Bukharina [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m – 11.63 (2021)
200 m – 22.88 (2021) [4]
400 m – 50.79 ( NR , 2018) [5] [6]
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Event1st2nd3rd
Asian Games 21–
World U20 Championships 1––
Total310
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Women's 4×400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Mixed 4×400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta 400 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tampere 400 m
Updated on 21 July 2019.

Hima Das (born 9 January 2000), nicknamed Dhing Express, [7] is an Indian sprinter from the state of Assam. She holds the current Indian national record in 400 meters with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships. She was appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Assam Police [8] under the state's Integrated Sport Policy. [9]

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Early life

Hima Das was born at Kandhulimari village, near the town of Dhing in her home state of Assam to Ronjit Das and Jonali Das. [10] Her parents are farmers by profession. She is the youngest of five siblings. [11] She completed early education from Dhing Public High School. She used to play football and had always wanted to pursue a career in football. However, she did not see any prospects for herself in the women's football in India.

At one of the inter-school camps held at the nearby Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), she would arrive at the ground before practise began, and sometimes even before the gates were opened. A physical education teacher at the Vidyalaya was impressed by her determination and punctuality. He later convinced her to pursue a career in sprinting. [12]

Das passed her 12th board exams in May 2019. [13] She is currently pursuing her B.A degree in Cotton University, Assam. [14]

Career

In April 2018, Das competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia, in the 400 metres and the 4×400 metres relay. [3] [15]

On 12 July 2018, Das won the 400 m final at the World U-20 Championships 2018 held at Tampere, Finland, clocking 51.46 seconds and becoming the first Indian sprinter to win a gold medal at an international track event. [16]

At the 2018 Asian Games, Das qualified for the 400 m final, after clocking 51.00 in heat 1 and setting a new Indian national record. [17] On 26 August 2018 she improved the national record to 50.79 s in the 400 m final however she could win only the silver medal. [18] Later on 30 August 2018, she, along with M. R. Poovamma, Sarita Gayakwad and V. K. Vismaya won the women's 4 × 400 metres relay clocking 3:28.72. Hima also won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m mixed relay, which was held for the first time at Asian Games. [19]

Das continued her success in 2019 winning the 200m gold in Poznan Grand Prix in Poland, on 2 July 2019, with a time of 23.65 seconds. [20] [21]

On 13 July, she won the 200m at the Kladno Meet in the Czech Republic with a time of 23.43 seconds. [22] [23]

On 20 July 2019, she achieved her third win in a month, and fifth win, in the 400-meters in Nové Město, Czech Republic in a time of 52.09 seconds. [24]

She was named for the World Championships to be held at Doha in October 2019. However a month before, she was ruled out of participation due to a back problem, that had started right after she competed at the Asian games the previous year. [25]

On 27 February 2021, Das enrolled as a civil servant in the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police of Assam Police Service cadre through Assam Public Service Commission Direct Entry. [26]

Awards and accolades

President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award to Das (left) in 2018 The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Ms. Hima Das for Athletics, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.JPG
President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award to Das (left) in 2018

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