Hima Das has been nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna award
Assam sports secretary Dulal Chandra Das sent the letter of recommendation to the sports ministry on June 5
Kiren Rijiju interacted with more than 40 athletes from various disciplines including Hima Das, Neeraj Chopra, Tajinder Toor, KT Irfan, Shivpal Singh, Poovamma, Jinson Johnson, and Md Anas
The athletes, along with sports minister Kiren Rijiju, participated in nearly an hour-long video call which started at 11am. The country is in a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.
Deputy chief national athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair said that the Hima-led campers at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) are expecting a reply from the ministry in a day or two
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The 19-year-old Hima has won five races -- four in 200m and one in her pet 400m event -- in Poland and Czech Republic since July 2.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the medal haul by athlete Hima Das, saying India is proud of her feat.
It was Hima's fifth gold medal since July 2 when she ran her first competitive race in Europe.
Hima's compatriot V K Vismaya was second with a season best 23.43.
The other gold winners are: Archana in 100m (11.74 sec), Harsh Kumar in 400m (46.76 sec), Lili Das in 1500m (4:19.05), Sahil Silwal in javelin throw (78.50m), women's 4x100 relay (45.81 sec).
Hima is the reigning world junior champion and national record holder in 400m.
This was Hima's first competitive 200m race of the year. She has a personal best of 23.10s, which she clocked last year.
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Hima Das clocked 51.46s to finish ahead of Andrea Miklos of Romania and USA's Taylor Manson at the World U-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland
The 18-year-old Das, a pre-tournament favourite, clocked 51.46s to win the gold medal