GUWAHATI: Athlete Hima Das took her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
Taking to Twitter, the international athlete who is known as ‘Dhing Express’ writes, “Got first dose of Covid Vaccination. Get yourself vaccinated.”
Got first dose of Covid Vaccination. Get yourself vaccinated #Vaccination pic.twitter.com/zOjtfx5P2M
— Hima (mon jai) (@HimaDas8) May 6, 2021
Sprinter Hima was recently appointed as deputy superintendent of police (DSP) by the Assam government as a recognition to her achievements in the field of sports.
Read: HIMA DAS JOINS ASSAM POLICE AS DSP
Hima is the first Indian woman and also the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds.
Hima had clinched five gold medals in 2019. She won the fifth medal at the Nove Mesto Athletics Meet on July 20, 2019. She had clocked a timing of 52.09 seconds to complete the 400m race, registering her season-best timing. Hima also won gold in 200m in Tabor Athletic Meet.
Hima won three gold medals at different events – Klado Athletic Meet, Kunto Athletics Meet, and Poznan Athletics Grand Prix.
