Kudos For Hima Das On Gold At IAAF
Created: Jul 13, 2018, 12:19 IST | Updated: Jul 13, 2018, 14:03 IST
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hailed Hima Das who created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold at an IAAF event.
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"Congratulations to our sensational sprint star Hima Das for winning the 400m gold in the World Under-20 (in Finland)... A very proud moment for Assam and India, Hima; now the Olympic podium beckons," the President said in a tweet.
Congratulations to our sensational sprint star Hima Das for winning the 400m gold in the World Under-20 Championship. This is India’s first ever track gold in a World Championship. A very proud moment for Assam and India, Hima; now the Olympic podium beckons! #PresidentKovind — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 12, 2018
Modi tweeted: "This accomplishment will certainly inspire young athletes in the coming years."
India is delighted and proud of athlete Hima Das, who won a historic Gold in the 400m of World U20 Championships. Congratulations to her! This accomplishment will certainly inspire young athletes in the coming years. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 13, 2018
Tense at the start, Das began slow and trailed on the home stretch, but her blazing run in the final 80m, as she overtook three rivals, saw her clocking 51.46 seconds.
Gandhi posted a video on Twitter and marked it "so special". "This is India's first ever Gold in a track event at a world championship. I salute her achievement and congratulate her on her historic win," the Congress chief said.
Daughter of a paddy farmer from Dhing village in Nagaon district, Das shone in a field dominated by runners from the US and Jamaica in Tampere's Ratina Stadium on Thursday.
Your 51.46 sec dash and years of hard work has paid off, #HimaDas. Many congratulations on winning Gold at the World U20 athletics championship. This is just the beginning of a new era. Many more to come. Keep up the hard work! #GoldenGirl #DreamsComeTrue pic.twitter.com/tL6tqq2hKI — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 13, 2018 What an incredible feat! — Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal) July 13, 2018 This is India sprinting into the history books. It took us 70 years to cross the finish line. Congratulations #HimaDas pic.twitter.com/9fnbDPu6O9 — Ram Subramanian (a.k.a Voice Of Ram) (@VORdotcom) July 13, 2018
Congratulating #HimaDas on winning India's first-ever track gold at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships. #GirlPower #IAAFWorldU20 pic.twitter.com/V9lzvxo7Fn
She became the first Indian athlete to win gold in a world championship across all age groups.
Hima did well even in the earlier rounds -- winning Heat 4 with a time of 52.25 seconds. She emerged on top in the semi-finals winning her race in 52.10 seconds.
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