Hima Das' historic gold: Here's how Kohli, Rohit, Tendulkar, Chhetri wished her
Hima Das clinched gold in the women's 400 m final race at the World U-20 Championships in Tampere
New Delhi: The sports fraternity has come in unison to congratulated sprinter Hima Das, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships.
Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli, opener Rohit Sharma and batting great Sachin Tendulkar and Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri were some of the biggest names congratulated the 18-year-old sprinter for showcasing incredible efforts and clinching gold.
Kohli tweeted:
What an incredible achievement for #HimaDas, the first Indian to win a Gold Medal in 400m Sprint at the World Under-20 Championship. The country is so proud of you! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 13, 2018
Rohit tweeted, "Incredible effort from Hima Das for winning gold medal for the country. No words can describe the feelings of this impeccable feat??."
Incredible effort from Hima Das for winning gold medal for the country. No words can describe the feelings of this impeccable feat🥇
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 13, 2018
Chhetri, meanwhile, tweeted, "The biggest positive to come out of what Hima Das has achieved isn't the medal, it's the hope that India can. Take a bow, champion!"
The biggest positive to come out of what Hima Das has achieved isn't the medal, it's the hope that India can. Take a bow, champion!
— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) July 13, 2018
Tendulkar lauded Das, saying,
Your 51.46 sec dash and years of hard work has paid off, #HimaDas. Many congratulations on winning Gold at the World U20 athletics championship. This is just the beginning of a new era. Many more to come. Keep up the hard work! #GoldenGirl #DreamsComeTrue pic.twitter.com/tL6tqq2hKI
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 13, 2018
Former Indian hockey team captain Viren Rasquinha also applauded 'champion' Das for making the country proud.
Hima Das!! What a champion!! Congratulations. You make India proud ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👠U-20 400m World Champion pic.twitter.com/W4wyCHH4UL
— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) July 12, 2018
Former Indian opener Virendra Sehwag tweeted, "Wow! So proud of you Hima Das. Incredible, historic achievement on becoming the first Indian track athlete to win a medal at any global event winning Gold at women's 400m World U-20 Championships clocking a time of 51.47 seconds. Thank you for the happiness."
Wow! So proud of you Hima Das. Incredible, historic achievement on becoming the first Indian track athlete to win a medal at any global event winning Gold at women's 400m World U-20 Championships clocking a time of 51.47 seconds. Thank you for the happiness. pic.twitter.com/Cs5wY8sDuM
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 12, 2018
Goosebumps guaranteed. Tears of joy ,pride and love for the motherland. The Gold from @HimaDas8 is a priceless jewel. Thank you Hima, have become a huge fan of you for being a terrific athlete, fir becoming our hope ,and for being a wonderful person. pic.twitter.com/iAbojjBcdR
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 14, 2018
Earlier, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also congratulated Das for her achievement.
Das, on Thursday, made the country proud as she scripted history by clinching the top spot in the women's 400 m final race at the World U-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
A pre-tournament favourite, Das clocked 51.46s to finish ahead of Andrea Miklos of Romania and USA's Taylor Manson.