Hima Das was appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Assam as Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated the Indian sprinter.
Sanjhi Soch buero :Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired a meeting of his cabinet Wednesday night where a decision was taken to appoint World Championship sprinter Hima Das as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state.
It was decided that Das will be appointed as a DSP rank officer in the Assam police and medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will be appointed as Class- I officers. Nicknamed ‘Dhing Express’, Hima Das is a 20-year-old Indian sprinter from Assam
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted to congratulate the ace Indian sprinter.She became the first Indian woman indeed the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds.
