India sprinter Hima Das nominated for Khel Ratna

Hima Das

Country-s top sprinter Hima Das, who had a stellar 2018, has been nominated for the prestigious -Khel Ratna- by the state government of Assam. Assam sports secretary Dulal Chandra Das sent the letter of recommendation to the sports ministry on June 5.

The 20-year-old from Dhing village in Assam is one of the youngest nominees for Khel Ratna this year. India-s first track athlete to win a global title at U20 World Championship in Tampere, Finland in 2018, Hima will compete with ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, TT player Manika Batra, women-s hockey captain Rani Rampal and cricketer Rohit Sharma for country-s highest sporting honour.

The 2018 had turned to be a memorable season for the 20-year-old, who followed her U-20 world title with 400m silver, 4X400 mixed relay gold upgraded and women-s 4X400m gold at the Jakarta Asian Games. She won a number of gold medals at smaller events in 2019 season and was also invited to compete at the Doha World Championship but a back injury ruled her out of the prestigious championship. Hima is already a recipient of Arjuna Award, which she received in 2018.

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