The 19-year-old gold medallist in the 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta won again the 400-metre race at the Nove Mesto nad Metuji Grand Prix in Prague on July 20.
The Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park has named a Royal Bengal tiger cub in the zoo after Assam teenage ace sprinter Hima Das who shot into fame bagging 5 gold medals in European races this month, an official said on Monday.
Hima Das has won five gold medals in less than three weeks but a closer look at her statistics tell you a completely different story.
The 19-year-old athlete's latest gold medal win came on Saturday in Prague, where she clocked a season-best timing of 52.09 seconds, to win the gold in the 400m race at the Nove Mesto nad Metuji Grand Prix. Bollywood celebrities wish Hima Das for a grand victory.
The 19-year-old Hima has won five races -- four in 200m and one in her pet 400m event -- in Poland and the Czech Republic since July 2.
Hima's fifth gold of the month came on July 20 in Czech Republic where she clocked a season-best time of 52.09 seconds to win the gold in 400m at the Nove Mesto nad Metuji Grand Prix.
Indian sprinter Hima Das secured her fifth gold medal in merely 17 days, as he made a winning return to the 400m race event.
Following a 4-year ban on Bahrain's Kemi Adakoya, India's silver medal in the 4x400m relay is set to be upgraded to gold.
Hima won in 23.25 seconds though the race had a mediocre field with most of the competitors representing clubs of Czech Republic.
Indian sprinter Hima Das has urged the people to help Assam recover from its worst spell of flood in recent years.
National record holder Muhammed Anas also won gold in the men's 200m race with a timing of 21.18 seconds.
Another Indian, VK Vismaya finished third with a personal best time of 23.75s in the race at Poznan on Tuesday night.
The Arjuna award winner holds a record in 400 metres with a timing of 50.79 seconds that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Vismaya, who had won a team gold in 4x400m at the 2018 Asian Games, has only been competing in international tournaments since last year.
She is currently appearing for her class 12 exams under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council.
Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das gave India hopes of getting more medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with their performances in the Commonwealth and Asian Games in 2018.
Hima Das won three medals, including gold in 4x400m women's relay at the Asian Games and a historic gold medal in Finland.
The 18-year-old from a village near Dhing in Assam started running only in late 2016 but has quickly risen to be the new Indian sprint sensation in a short span of time.
For her welcome at the airport, special arrangements have been made as the airport floor has been converted into a race track with the help of a unique red carpet.
Johnson, who surprisingly lost the gold to compatriot Manjit Singh in the 800m, more than made up for that blip with a brilliant rally today.
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