Phenomenal Achievement By Hima Das - Virat Kohli

Updated - 23 Jul 2019, 02:07 PM

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Hima Das. Twitter

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli took to her Twitter account to praise Hima Das. The 19-year-old sprinter clinched her fifth gold medal in just 19 days as she is on medal spree. Kohli said that it is a phenomenal achievement for the athlete to bag five gold medals. Consequently, Kohli wished more power to Hima Das and told the athlete to continue her success.

Hima Das is running like thunder and she has become an inspiration to all Indian girls. The 19-year-old sprinter is doing a fine job in Prague where she is making the whole of India proud of her achievements.

Hima Das. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Hima’s latest gold medal came on Saturday when she clocked a season-best time of 52.09 seconds to finish first in 400m at the Nove Mesto nad Metuji Grand Prix. In fact, her personal best is 50.79 seconds, which she had recorded at the 2018 Asian Games.

Meanwhile, Hima Das had also claimed a gold medal in 400 metres relay in the Asian Games in 2018 which were held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Subsequently, Das who is known as Dhing express was crowned with an Arjuna Award.

Das had claimed the first Gold Medal when she completed 200 m in 23.56 seconds on 2nd July at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland. Since then Das has not looked back as she has run like a wind.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Credits: Twitter)

On 8th July, the prodigy runner won her second 200 m gold in Poland. On 13th July, Hima Das had won her third Gold Medal in Kladno Athletics Meet in the Czech Republic. Das had won her fourth Gold medal in Tabor Athletics Meet on 17th July.

On the other hand, Virat Kohli will lead India in the upcoming series against West Indies. Virat Kohli post read as , “Phenomenal achievement by our golden girl @Himadas8. You are certainly making us proud. Hats off to your spirit. Wish you continued success. ?? #HimaDas”.

Here is Kohli’s Tweet.

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