Published 17:33 IST, July 22nd 2019
Golden girl Hima Das enjoys a moment's breather in the Czech Republic, netizens let her know she's earned it
It has been a gold rush for Indian athlete Hima Das as she clinched her fifth gold medal in 18 days as she won the women's 400m race in the Nove Mesto nad Metuji Grand Prix hosted by the Czech Republic on 20 July. The 19-year-old recorded her season-best timing of 52.09 seconds, announcing her return to the 400m race category.
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It has been a gold rush for Indian athlete Hima Das as she clinched her fifth gold medal in 18 days as she won women's 400m race in ve Mesto n Metuji Grand Prix hosted by Czech Republic on 20 July. 19-year-old recorded her season-best timing of 52.09 seconds, anuncing her return to 400m race category.
Das has been on a roll in Europe and h alrey ded four gold medals prior to latest one. She previously completed in 200m race category and won four medals solely from category. Her last 400m outing was in Asian Championship held in Doha where she was forced to retire midway following which Hima marked her comeback to 400m category in current tournament and struck gold in first go.
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After persistently making nation proud and garnering appreciation from personalities of all walks of life, young athlete took to Twitter to share a rare moment of her resting and t being on field training. Enjoying a well-deserved rest, Das is seen appreciating view of city of Prague in Czech Republic where she won her 5th gold.
See tweet here:
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netizens were delighted seeing Dhing Express having a moment to herself. Here are a few reactions:
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Fans believe that Das' performance has enhanced beauty of Czech Republic.
'golden girl' truly deserves it.
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Some fun time to follow tremendous hard work.
19-year-old beat her previous season-best timing of 52.88 seconds recorded earlier this season. Das dominated 400m race, although her season-best timing is lower than her career-best timing of 50.79 seconds recorded at Jakarta Asian Games. She h also missed a chance to participate in World Championships.
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Nicknamed Dhing Express, Das raced to her first gold medal on July 2 as she dominated 200m race at Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland where she clocked 23.65 seconds to grab first place on podium. Her second medal came from same category at Kut Athletics Meet on July 7 in Poland, finishing race with a time of 23.97 seconds.
13:39 IST, July 22nd 2019