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Hima Das returns to 400m run, grabs 5th gold in July

Indian sprinter Hima Das extended her sensational run by claiming her fifth gold of the month as she returned to the 400m competition with a season-best time of 52.09 seconds in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.

By Pti
Hima Das claimed her 5th gold medal in July

Nove Mesto (Czech Republic), July 21: Indian sprinter Hima Das extended her sensational run by claiming her fifth gold of the month as she returned to the 400m competition with a season-best time of 52.09 seconds in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.

The timing on Saturday (July 20) was slower than her personal best of 50.79 seconds, which she managed at the Jakarta Asian Games and she also narrowly missed out on the World Championships qualifying mark of 51.80.

However, it was better than the timing of 52.88, which she managed earlier in the season.

It was Hima's fifth gold medal since July 2 when she ran her first competitive race in Europe.

In her first competitive 200m race of the year, she clocked 23.65 on her way to gold at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland on July 2.

After that, she won her second 200m gold at the Kutno Athletics Meet, also in Poland, on July 7 with a time of 23.97.

On July 13, she won her third 200m gold at the Kladno Athletics Meet in Czech Republic with a time of 23.43 while her fourth gold came at the Tabor Athletics Meet in the same country on Wednesday.

It was the first competition in 400m for the 19-year-old from Assam, fondly called the 'Dhing Express', since she struggled to finish the Asian Athletics Championship in April this year because of a back issue.

Meanwhile, MP Jabir also won a gold in the 400-metre hurdles race, clocking 49.66 but Mohammad Anas settled for a third-place finish in the 200m with a timing of 20.95 seconds.

Winning a silver was Nirmal Noah Tom in the 200m event with a 46.05.

Story first published: Sunday, July 21, 2019, 10:24 [IST]
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