'Dhing Express' Hima Bags Another 200m Gold in Poland

Warsaw, July 8, 2019:

It seems like 'Dhing Express' Hima Das is well and truly back in from as the star Indian sprinter has won her second international gold in women's 200m with a top finish at the Kutno Athletics Meet held in Poland on Sunday.

The girl from Dhing in Assam clocked an impressive 23.97 seconds to clinch the gold while VK Vismaya (also of India) bagged the silver in 24.06.

India's national record holder Muhammed Anas also won the gold in the men's 200m race with a time of 21.18 seconds.

This was Hima's second competitive 200m race of the year. She has a personal best of 23.10s, which she clocked last year. Hima has slowly been inching towards her best, as the girl from Assam had clocked 23.65s on her way to gold in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix, also in Poland, on Tuesday. Vismaya had finished third in that meet with a personal best time of 23.75.

Hima is the reigning world junior champion and national record holder in 400m.

It may be mentioned that Hima has been making her way back to form after she was sidelined with a back injury during the early part of 2019.

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