Sports Success Story: Sprinting To Glory, Hima Das’s Unstoppable Journey From Rice Fields To Olympic Gold
Hima Das's success story is a testament to the triumph of talent, determination, and unwavering family support.
Jan 20, 2024, 14:51 PM IST
Manika Batra to Lovlina Borgohain, 5 biggest disappointments for India at CWG 2022 - In Pics
Commonwealth Games 2022 has been good for India, with plenty of medals in the bag but there have been some big disappointment as well. There are 5 big names in different sports who have not performed as per expectations and we take look below to know who they are.
Aug 06, 2022, 11:58 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022: Hima Das misses 200m finals qualification by 0.01 seconds - WATCH
Hima is a former junior world champion and also bagged the silver medal in the women`s 400m race at the 2018 Asian Games.Hima Das will be in action next in the women`s 4x100m event on Saturday.
Aug 06, 2022, 09:51 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022 India Schedule Day 9: India women cricket team in semi-finals, men's hockey team can assure silver
India women cricket team will take on England in the semi-final clash on Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday (August 6). Check CWG 2022 full India Day 9 schedule here.
Aug 06, 2022, 06:54 AM IST
Watch: Hima Das qualifies for women's 200m semis at CWG in style, check semis date and time here
It was a good start for star Indian sprinter Hima Das as she qualified for the women's 200m semi-finals after winning her heat with an impressive timing of 23.42s at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Thursday (August 4). The 22-year-old girl from Assam led the five-woman field from the start with Rhoda Njobvu of Zambia clocking 23.85s to finish second while Jacent Nyamhunge of Uganda finished third with a timing of 24.07. There are six heats lined up in the women's 200m and the top-16 will qualify for the semi-final.
Aug 04, 2022, 17:33 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022 India Schedule Day 7: Murali Sreeshankar eyes gold, Manika Batra and Amit Panghal lead TT, boxing charge
India’s Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammad Anees Yahiya will compete in men’s long jump final while 4 boxers look to secure medals, check Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7 India schedule here.
Aug 04, 2022, 08:12 AM IST
Galti se mistake ho gaya: Sehwag BRUTALLY trolled for mistakenly congratulating Hima Das instead of Sanket Sargar
Virender Sehwag had made the correction but the brutal world of social media did not leave him at that. They reminded him about his mistake done in the earlier tweet and brutally trolled him.
Jul 30, 2022, 17:10 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu to India women cricket team: How TOP athletes are preparing for Commonwealth Games 2022, in pics
Commonwealth Games 2022 will get underway in Birmingham with the opening ceremony set to take place from 1130pm IST on Thursday (July 28). Top athletes like Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu and others have already arrived in Birmingham and started preparing for CWG 2022. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at how top athletes are preparing for CWG 2022.
Jul 28, 2022, 09:50 AM IST
Star athlete Hima Das tests Covid-19 positive, vows to 'come back stronger'
Hima Das on Wednesday took on Twitter and wrote: "I would like to inform everyone that I have been tested positive for Covid-19. I am stable and at the moment in isolation. I look forward to utilising this time to recover and come back stronger than before.”
Oct 13, 2021, 16:26 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Sports minister Kiren Rijiju consoles injured sprinter Hima Das
Hima Das had sustained a hamstring injury while running in 100m heats and failed to qualify for Tokyo Olympics.
Jun 30, 2021, 20:21 PM IST
Federation Cup: Hima Das beats Dhanalakshmi in 200m women's final
Dhanalakshmi had earlier stunned Dutee Chand in the 100m final in the Federation Cup earlier this week.
Mar 19, 2021, 19:50 PM IST
Indian Grand Prix 3: Neeraj Chopra rewrites national record, Hima Das races without competitors
Neeraj Chopra previous record of 88.06 was set at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where he also clinched the gold for his effort. The 23-year-old has already qualified for Tokyo Olympics in January last year.
Mar 05, 2021, 18:38 PM IST
Hima Das wins 200m gold in her first race after more than a year
The 21-year-old Hima, the 2018 world junior champion in 400m, won the race in 23.31 seconds. She ran faster only three times earlier in this distance -- twice in 2018 when she clocked 23.10 seconds in the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Guwahati and 23.22 seconds in a Grand Prix meet in Poland and once in 2019 when she clocked 23.25 seconds in Czech Republic.
Feb 25, 2021, 23:15 PM IST
Sprinter Hima Das to be appointed DSP by Assam government
She became the first Indian woman and also the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds. Das had clinched five gold medals in 2019.
Feb 11, 2021, 11:01 AM IST
Star sprinter Hima Das, others complain of poor food quality at NIS Patiala
Star sprinter Hima Das and some other atheletes have complained about the quality of food being served to them at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NS-NIS) in Punajb's Patiala. Das and others have said in their complaint that they are being served low quality food at the institute’s mess in mid-August.
Sep 08, 2020, 12:06 PM IST
Hima Das dedicates upgraded Asian Games gold medal to corona warriors
On Thursday, the Indian 4x400 mixed relay quartet comprising of Mohammed Anas, MR Poovamma, Hima, and Arokia Rajiv, which won silver in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta got upgraded to gold.
Jul 25, 2020, 16:11 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar is my role model: Hima Das tells Suresh Raina
Recently, Hima Das too took to her official Instagram account and held a live chat with Indian batsman Suresh Raina.
Apr 27, 2020, 11:40 AM IST
Coronavirus: Shooter Manu Bhaker donates Rs 1 lakh to Haryana Chief Minister's Relief Fund
Earlier, the BCCI had declared that they would contribute Rs 51 crores to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund.
Mar 30, 2020, 12:47 PM IST
Coronavirus: Sprinter Hima Das to donate one month's salary to Assam govt
As India continues its fight against the deadly coronavirus that has spread all across the globe, Ace Indian sprinter Hima Das has decided to donate her one months's salary to Assam's COVID-19 relief fund.
Mar 27, 2020, 10:16 AM IST
PV Sindhu, Hima Das, Heena Sidhu thank essential service providers amid coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak
The virus outbreak, which was first reported in December 2019 from Wuhan city of China, has so far claimed the lives of more than 14,000 people and has affected more than 3,30,000 persons globally.
Mar 23, 2020, 11:58 AM IST
