Hima Das: "I used to write 'Adidas' on my shoes; now Adidas writes my name on its shoes"

Indian athlete Hima Das' story is thing short of saying 'started from bottom, w we're here' as she has grabbed attention of world with a series of stellar performances over past few years. Dhing Express h a phemenal 2019 as she ded five gold medals to her tally, firmly inserting herself among elite athletes of nation. Recently, national record holder for 400m shared story of her rise from grassroots in a conversation with Indian cricketer Suresh Raina and went on to recount her early days and struggle she faced back n. 

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"I used to write 'idas' on my shoes"

Joining Suresh Raina live on Instagram, Hima Das recounted her journey from scratch - back when she used to write 'idas on her shoes' to how re were shoes being named after her by company. Post Hima Das' success in 2018 World U-20 Championship, idas decided to collaborate with Hima Das and provide her with customized shoes with her name written on one side and words 'create history' written on or. Dhing Express also recalled her conversation with Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and said that she still vividly remembers meeting ICC Hall of Famer for first time. 

“When I started running, I ran barefoot. But in my first Nationals, my far brought running shoes with spikes on m. It was just a rmal pair of running shoes. I wrote ‘idas’ on shoes with my hand. You never kw what fate can do, idas is w making shoes with my name,” Hima Das said.

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Amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, acclaimed Indian Athlete Hima Das on Tuesday shared a glimpse of how she is maintaining fitness during her quarantine days. Das asserted that focusing on fitness is best way to stay positive during ongoing lockdown days.  athlete shared a fitness motivation video on her tweeter account where she was seen doing a hestand.

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