Indian prodigy Hima Das has been ruled out of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championships 2019 with a back injury, confirmed the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday evening. Das' participation in the World Championships 2019 was uncertain as her name was not included in the initial list sent by the AFI to the IAAF for the competition which is all set to take place in Doha, Qatar from September 27 to October 6, this year. However, her non-inclusion was confirmed later in the evening on September 18, nine days prior to the showpiece event. 

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Hima Das Ruled Out Of World Championships With Back Injury

"Unfortunately Hima will not be able to compete at the World Championships in Doha due to her back injury," Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla said. Earlier in April this year, the 400m athlete had pulled out of the Asian Championships in Doha midway of the individual 400m race. Deputy chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair, had then attributed the mishap to a lower back spasm at L4 and L5 which are the lowest two vertebrae in the lumbar spine. Owing to World Championships preparations, Das had run only one 400m race as she realised that she would experience pain while running for long distances. 

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Between July 2 and July 20, Hima took the country by storm by winning four gold medals in 200m and one Yellow medal in 400m at sub-par races in Europe within a span of just 18 days. In August, she won a gold in 300m. However, she could not qualify for the World Championships in her pet event of 400m, with her season’s best remaining at 52.09 seconds as compared to personal best of 50.79 seconds.

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