Hima Das Pens Emotional Note As India's Tokyo 2020 Campaign Ends; Kiren Rijiju Responds

Hima Das Pens Emotional Note As India’s Tokyo 2020 Campaign Ends; Kiren Rijiju Responds

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The date August 7 will be forever remembered by Indian fans for the history created by India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra. The Haryana youngster won the gold medal in the Javelin event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Saturday, making him the second athlete to do so and the first in the track and field event. While the entire nation celebrated the success, another athlete Hima Das penned down an emotional note. She congratulated Chopra for his success and thanked former sports minister Kiren Rijiju for his effort.

Tokyo 2020: Hima Das emotional note following Tokyo 2020 success

Hima Das missed the flight to the Tokyo 2020 games after failing to qualify for the event. However, the sprinter from Asam still celebrated the success and while speaking to Republic Network said that India should be more open-minded in approaching the preparation of such international events. She also did not forget to mention Kiren Rijiju’s constant support. She also penned down an emotional note on India’s Olympic success. Here’s what Hima Das wrote

Kiren Rijiju while responding to the tweet said that he was emotional on finding out that she will miss Tokyo2020 due to injury, however the former sports minister gave confidence to Das stating that will be ready for 2024 Olympics in Paris.

My heart cried when you missed the #Tokyo2020 due to injury😪

But I know you will be ready for 2024 Paris Olympics for India🇮🇳

Pls take care of your health & fitness. Go with a bang at next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth and other Championship. Best wishes to you @HimaDas8 👍 https://t.co/TOsT0OQnWc pic.twitter.com/JR4Zfw3R9M — Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 8, 2021

Hima Das injury

The 21-year-old injured her hamstring during the 100m heats, where she finished third with a timing of 12.01s - well outside the Tokyo qualification time of 11.15s. The injury forced Hima Das to pull out of the 100m finals and also saw her sit out of the 4x100m women’s relay. With no individual quotas under her belt and the women’s 4x100m relay team failing to make the Tokyo cut, Hima Das made a desperate final attempt to qualify for Tokyo during the 200m finals at the Inter State meet.

Running with a hamstring injury, Hima Das could only manage a 25.03s, well short of the automatic qualification mark of 22.80s. The injury proved detrimental for the Assamese sprinter, who ran her 200m personal best of 22.88s at the Indian Grand Prix 4 on June 21, missing out on a Tokyo spot by just 0.08s.

India’s performance in Tokyo 2020

In the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020, India won seven medals across various events. The athletes who won the medal at the event were Neeraj Chopra (Gold), Bajrang Punia (Bronze), Mirabai Chanu (silver), PV Sindhu (bronze), Lovlina Borgohain (bronze), men’s hockey team ( bronze), and Ravi Kumar Dahiya (silver).

Hima Das Pens Emotional Note Following Neeraj Chopra’s success; Kiren Rijiju Responds

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The date, August 7 will be forever remembered by Indian sports fans for the history created by India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra. The Haryana youngster won the gold medal in the Javelin event at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday, becoming the second athlete to do so and the first in the track and field event. While the entire nation celebrated the success, another athlete Hima Das penned down an emotional note. She congratulated Chopra for his success and thanked former sports minister Kiren Rijiju for his effort.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hima Das pens emotional note following Neeraj Chopra’s success

Hima Das missed the flight to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 event after failing to qualify for the event. However, the sprinter from Asam still celebrated the success of other Indian athletes who won medals and while speaking to Republic Network said that India should be more open-minded in approaching the preparation of such international events. She also did not forget to mention Kiren Rijiju’s constant support. She also penned down an emotional note on India’s Olympic success. Here’s what Hima Das wrote -

Kiren Rijiju while responding to the tweet said that he was emotional on finding out that she will miss Tokyo Olympics 2020 due to injury, however the former sports minister gave confidence to Das stating that will be ready for 2024 Olympics in Paris.

My heart cried when you missed the #Tokyo2020 due to injury😪

But I know you will be ready for 2024 Paris Olympics for India🇮🇳

Hima Das’ injury

The 21-year-old injured her hamstring during the 100m heats, where she finished third with a timing of 12.01s - well outside the Tokyo qualification time of 11.15s. The injury forced Hima Das to pull out of the 100m finals and also saw her sit out of the 4x100m women’s relay. With no individual quotas under her belt and the women’s 4x100m relay team failing to make to the Tokyo cut, Hima Das made a desperate final attempt to qualify for Olympics during the 200m finals at the Inter State meet.

India’s performance in Tokyo Olympics 2020

Hima Das Reacts To Neeraj Chopra’s Gold At Tokyo; Appreciates Govt’s Support To Players

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As the young and talented Neeraj Chopra created history at the Tokyo Olympics, the entire nation joined hands in rejoicing his triumph. Indian sprinter Hima Das who unfortunately missed out due to an injury communicated with Republic to let her emotions know. Not only did she congratulate Neeraj about his win but also pointed out the Government’s tireless support towards motivating the players.

Hima Das pulled her muscle while competing in the 100m heats on the second day 60th National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships at Patiala. On the first day, she led the national camper’s women’s 4x100m relay team to set a new meet record. Although today, she was not saddened rather overjoyed after her camp partner Neeraj Chopra’s victory. She had previously taken to Twitter to celebrate the victory of Neeraj Chopra just after the conclusion of the event. Republic also had the opportunity to converse with the track athlete as she expressed her emotions while joining in to honour Neeraj’s success. She said, “I would like to thank Neeraj Chopra for making us all happy. This is a very happy and special moment and I would like to congratulate him. I was in the same camp as his. I was very excited about Neeraj’s performance even before the event had started.

On India’s high soaring medal tally

Hima was optimistic about India’s performance at the Tokyo games. She remarked, “The day when the Indian contingent was leaving for the tour, I had told the press that India would be creating history at the Tokyo Games. I have seen how hard the athletes had trained while battling the atrocities of COVID-19.” She limited her opinions on the performance of athletes and said, “I would like to point out the commitment of the athletes in achieving what the country is witnessing today at the Tokyo Games.”

Is it time for India to consider Olympics more seriously?

Acknowledging the fact, Das said that India should be more open-minded in approaching the preparation of such international events. She also did not forget to mention Kiren Rijiju’s constant support. She mentioned that the schemes that the government had issued towards the players were nothing short of motivation to work and train harder. She thanked the new sports minister Anurag Thakur too and said whatever initiatives the government had taken would encourage the youth to consider earning more at the next Olympics.

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