Kutno Athletics Meet: Hima Das wins gold in Women’s 200m

Indian sprinter Hima Das clinched gold in Women’s 200m race with a top finish at Kutno Athletics Meet held in Poland. India’s VK Vismaya bagged silver in 24.06 seconds.

Key Highlights

Hima Das, clocked 23.97 seconds to clinch gold at Kutno Athletics Meet.

This was Hima’s 2nd competitive 200m race of the year and also her 2nd international gold.

In her 1st competitive 200m race of 2019, the Assam runner Das who has a personal best of 23.10s had clocked 23.65 seconds on her way to gold in Poznan Athletics Grand Prix, which was also held in Poland.

Hima is national record holder in 400m. She is reigning world junior champion.

Other Winner:

Men’s 200m Race: National record holder Muhammed Anas also won gold.

Men’s 400m Hurdles: Jabir MP won gold in 50.21s. Jithin Paul finished 3rd in 52.26 secs.

Women’s 400m Race: Indians won women’s 400m race through- P Saritaben (52.77 secs), Sonia Baishya (53.73 secs) and R Vithya (53.73 secs).

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019