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Which Indian athlete is also known as the 'Dhing Express'?
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Answer: Option D — Hima Das
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Hima Das, a sprinter from Assam, is known as the "Dhing Express" after her home village, Kandhulimari, near the town of Dhing in Nagaon district, Assam.
Career highlights:
She was born on 9 January 2000 in a farming family and first played football before switching to athletics.
In July 2018, she won the women's 400 m gold at the World U20 Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland. She became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at a world-level athletics championship.
At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, she won silver in the 400 m and gold in the women's 4x400 m relay.
In July 2019, she won five gold medals in about three weeks at various small European meets, which made headlines in India.
She received the Arjuna Award in 2018.
The Assam government appointed her a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in 2021.
She was also named UNICEF India's first Youth Ambassador.
Nicknames of Indian athletes:
- T. Usha: "Payyoli Express" and "Udanpari".
- Milkha Singh: "The Flying Sikh".
- Hima Das: "Dhing Express".
- Dutee Chand: sprinter from Odisha who won two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games (100 m and 200 m), and the first Indian woman to win gold at the World University Games (2019, 100 m).
Other Indian sprint facts:
- Jyothi Yarraji holds the national record in the women's 100 m hurdles.
- Muhammed Anas Yahiya and others have set national records in the men's 400 m.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Dutee Chand is a sprinter from Odisha, not called the "Dhing Express".
- ✗T. Usha is known as the "Payyoli Express" and "Udanpari".
- ✗Jyothi Yarraji is a hurdler from Andhra Pradesh.
Quick tip
Remember: Hima Das = "Dhing Express" (Nagaon, Assam), World U20 400 m champion 2018 (first Indian track gold at a world event); P. T. Usha = "Payyoli Express"; Milkha Singh = "Flying Sikh".
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