Guwahati: Dhing Express Hima Das qualified for the upcoming 200-metre event at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2022.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August.
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Birmingham was announced as host on 21 December 2017, marking England’s third time hosting the Commonwealth Games after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002.
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Sprinter Hima Das who is nicknamed Dhing Express holds the current Indian national record in 400 meters with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
She belongs to Nagaon district’s Dhing and is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships.