Hima Das's journey: A girl from Dhing to The Dhing Express
The girl from the paddy fields of Assam roared to her fifth gold on July 20th, this year. One month, five gold medals - that is no mean feat.
The first gold was secured on July 2nd when she covered 200m in 23.65 seconds.
She bagged her second gold at the Kutno Athletics Meet on July 7th within a time of 23.97 seconds. On July 13th, she covered 200m within 23.43 seconds, and on July 17th, the track was conquered in 23.25 seconds.
But the journey of this golden girl hasn’t been a cakewalk. We have known her since July 2018. What was life like for the Dhing Express before that? Read on, to live through her struggle.
