Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Rajkummar Rao among others PRAISE ace sprinter Hima Das after she bags 5 gold medals in just 19 days

July 22, 2019 - 6:57 PM IST

Athlete Hima Das is continuing her winning spree and making India proud with every single game. Hima bagged her fifth gold medal after winning the 400m race in the Prague Czech Republic this past weekend. She took 52.09 seconds to finish the race in the first place. Not only that, this happened to be her fifth gold medal win in one month.

Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Rajkummar Rao among others PRAISE ace sprinter Hima Das after she bags 5 gold medals in just 19 days

Hima Das clocked 23.65 seconds to win gold at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland on July 2. This was followed by her second gold win at the Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland. Braving a sore back, the Assam runner had clocked 23.97 seconds to win the gold while Kerala runner V.K. Vismaya had grabbed silver with a timing of 24.06 seconds. On July 13, the ace sprinter bagged her third gold meal in 200m at the Kladno Athletics Meet in Czech Republic with a time of 23.43 seconds.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed her phenomenal achievements.

India is very proud of @HimaDas8’s phenomenal achievements over the last few days. Everyone is absolutely delighted that she has brought home five medals in various tournaments. Congratulations to her and best wishes for her future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 21, 2019

Bollywood hailed the sprinter for brilliant performance and making India's name proud.

this is an incredible finish .. in the 400 meters to give that kind of a spurt in the last 15-20 meters is an IMPOSSIBLE FEAT ! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING .. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
HIMA DAS .. you are something special .. !! https://t.co/4mlyiYhnBl
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 21, 2019

19 days - 5 gold medals - 1 golden girl ! Congratulations @HimaDas8 ! You are an exemplary example of solid grit & determination & a huge inspiration to young girls ????????❤
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) July 22, 2019

Congratulations on winning the 5th gold @HimaDas8! Your act of kindness towards Assam is an inspiration to us all. A great athlete with a heart of gold. Wishing you all the more success! India is proud of you! https://t.co/Q06SBAKUhq
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) July 21, 2019

JAI HIND !!! JAI HIND KI BETI ????????????????.@HimaDas8 pic.twitter.com/CkyH151qep
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) July 22, 2019

हमारी प्यारी @HimaDas8!!! आपने अपनी शानदार जीत और स्वर्ण पदकों से हम भारतीयों का मस्तशक गर्व से हिमालय से भी ऊँचा कर दिया है। आपकी जीत हमारे देश की हर नव युवती के सपनो को एक उड़ान देगा। ऐसे ही आगे बढ़ती रहो। 130 करोड़ देशवासियों का प्रेम और आशीर्वाद आपकी साथ है। जय हो।???????????????? pic.twitter.com/FTKlRWtMCb
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 21, 2019

She’s made of gold .. Hima Das grabs her 5th for the 40 run .. all in a month’s work!
Kudos to the nation’s pride ????????????????????@HimaDas8 #HimaDas pic.twitter.com/VPzDQHakJg
— Rahul Dev Official (@RahulDevRising) July 21, 2019

You are unstoppable @HimaDas8...5 golds in a month!! Go girl!! ???????????????? https://t.co/ocD2Bf9vPf
— bhumi pednekar (@bhumipednekar) July 21, 2019

Congratulations @HimaDas8. We all are extremely proud of you. You’re an inspiration. https://t.co/DEcs7K2fep
— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) July 21, 2019