Hima Das
was born on 9 January 2000 in
Nagaon in the Indian state of Assam. Her parents are Ronjit and Jomali Das, she
is the older of three children.
Das started
off by playing football with boys in her school days, on the mud pits near her
village school. She was considering a career in football and was hoping to play
for India.
Later, it
was suggested to her that she participate in athletics. Das met Nipon Das (an
athletics coach with a Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare) during an
inter-district meet and he soon began coaching her.
Her coach
asked her to shift to Guwahati, 140 km from her village, to make a career in
athletics. Das' parents were initially reluctant but were eventually convinced
by him.
Her coach
arranged for Das to stay in a rented accommodation near the Sarusajai Sports
Complex. He inducted her into the state academy, which specialised in boxing
and football. A separate wing was started later for athletics.
She is the
first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics
Championships.
She is the first Indian track athlete to win a medal at
any global event.
She is inspirational
to many youngsters who want to carrier in games.
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