Hima Das to receive government funding till Tokyo Olympics

NEW DELHI: Indian athletics' newest sensation Hima Das shall be supplied "end-to-end" fortify in opposition to her preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics beneath the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

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Hima scripted historical past by way of changing into the primary Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships as she clinched the top spot within the women's 400m final race in Tampere, Finland on Thursday.

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"Hima, post her superb efficiency at CWG 2018, where she ran her then personal highest of 51.32, used to be inducted in ministry's TOP Scheme in May 2018.

"Under the scheme, along with the Rs 50,000 per month as Out of Pocket Allowance (OPA), she could be supplied end to end fortify in opposition to her Olympic preparation by way of the Govt beneath the scheme," mentioned Sports India (erstwhile SAI) DG Neelam Kapur.


The 18-year-old from a village in Nagaon district of Assam, a pre-tournament favourite, clocked 51.46s to win the gold.

As in keeping with an previous checklist, Hima used to be intended to be funded by way of the government only until the upcoming 2018 Asian Games.

"Hima and the opposite 400m runners, post CWG, have been despatched to Spala Olympic Training Centre in Poland, for a month-long coaching in mid May, which used to be funded by way of the Govt.


"Post that she ran her personal best of 51.13s at the Inter-State Championship in Guwahati in June, 2018. Post the U-20 World Championship, she would be joining the other Indian 400m runners for pre-Asian Games camp, which has been funded by the Govt under Annual Calendar for Training and Competition."


Win her win in Finland, Hima is only 2nd to superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who received a gold in Poland within the final version in 2016 in an international document effort.


The beneficiaries beneath the TOP Scheme shall be reviewed after the Asian Games and the administrative mechanism of the programme shall be totally overhauled, SAI had mentioned previous.


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