Hima Das

Hima Das
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 24)
Dhing, Nagaon, Assam, India[2][3]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Police career
Allegiance India
Department Police Department
BranchAssam Police[4]
Service years2021-present
Rank DSP
AwardsArjuna Award
Sport
Country India
SportTrack 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)[5]
400 m – 50.79 (NR, 2018)[6][7]
Medal record
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 2 1 –
World U20 Championships 1 – –
Total 3 1 0
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's 4×400 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed 4×400 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 400 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 400 m
Updated on 21 July 2019

Hima Das (born 9 January 2000), nicknamed Dhing Express,[8] 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[9] under the state's Integrated Sport Policy.[10]

  1. ^ Loiwal, Manogya (23 July 2018) Hima Das: Tracing star sprinter's journey from Assam's rice fields to global stardom – Sports News. India Today.
  2. ^ a b c d Hima Das Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  3. ^ "Hima Das". Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Athlete Hima Das appointed Deputy Superintendent of Police of Assam". Business Standards. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Hima DAS | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  6. ^ "Hima Das, records and biography". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Hima Das wins 5th gold of the month after successful return to 400m". India Today. 20 July 2019.
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  9. ^ "Hima Das inducted as DSP in Assam, says will continue her athletics career". The Times of India. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Assam govt decides to appoint sprinter Hima Das as DSP". The Times of India. 10 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 July 2023.