18-year-old Hima
Das made India proud when she made history by getting India its first ever gold
medal at a global event by winning the 400 metre final at the World U20
Championships in Tampere, Finland.
After the proud
moment, Bollywood celebs like Big B, Shah Rukh Khan, Anuhska Sharma, Bhumi
Pednekar, Madhuri Dixit, Swara Bhasker among others congratulated Hima for her
win.
Amitabh Bachchan
wrote, “CONGRATULATIONS .. #HimaDas , the first Indian Women to win a GOLD in
World Athletic track event EVER ! INDIA is proud of you .. you have given us
reason to hold up our heads HIGH ! JAI HIND !!”
T 2865 - CONGRATULATIONS .. #HimaDas , the first Indian Women to win a GOLD in World Athletic track event EVER ! INDIA is proud of you .. you have given us reason to hold up our heads HIGH ! JAI HIND !! 🇮🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Q0YVCx6FSf
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 12, 2018
Shah Rukh Khan
tweeted, “Woke up and felt a genuine wave of Pride Love & inspiration. What
an amazing athlete you are...#HimaDas Kya Baat hai!”
Woke up and felt a genuine wave of Pride Love & inspiration. What an amazing athlete you are...#HimaDas Kya Baat hai! pic.twitter.com/gcDnyXxwRj
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 13, 2018
Anushka Sharma
also congratulated her saying, “#HimaDas, congratulations on creating history
by winning India its first ever track gold at the World U20 Championships. You
are an inspiration to every aspiring athlete out there. It's a HUGE achievement
and you have made us all proud”
#HimaDas, congratulations on creating history by winning India its first ever track gold at the World U20 Championships. You are an inspiration to every aspiring athlete out there. It's a HUGE achievement and you have made us all proud 🙏🙏🙏
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) July 13, 2018
Here are a few
tweets of celebs, who wished the winner:
Arjun Kapoor
Congratulations, #HimaDas!! You've made history in 51.46 seconds... The whole nation applauds your performance at the U20 World Athletics Championships! An extremely proud moment for all of us...👏🇮🇳
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) July 13, 2018
Bhumi Pednekar
And our girl brought the gold home! 👑
— bhumi pednekar (@psbhumi) July 13, 2018
Congratulations #HimaDas on making history! Such a proud moment for India.
Madhuri Dixit
What a proud day for our country! 🇮🇳
— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) July 13, 2018
Strong & determined women like #HimaDas remind us that anyone can achieve what they wish for with persistence & hard work. Thank you & my best wishes to you Hima 🙌 ❤ pic.twitter.com/wdrebst84w
Suniel Shetty
Extremely proud of #HimaDas for her historic achievement of being the first Indian track athlete to win a medal at any global event! May you continue flying higher Hima. Stay blessed #WorldU20Championships pic.twitter.com/L16n3fO2FN
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) July 13, 2018
Swara Bhasker
The kind of #nationalism #India needs 💕💕💕🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 #HimaDas https://t.co/gyf4E5J6Ub
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) July 13, 2018
Shekar Kapur
What confidence #HimaDas ! You knew exactly when to rease your burst. And just waited for the right moment .. and what an amazing finish. All of India is in love with you.. https://t.co/43BGEcAP6u
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) July 13, 2018
SS Rajamouli
#HimaDas... Congratulations on winning the gold in 400 metres race and becoming the first Indian woman to win gold in athletics. Each and everyone in India are proud of you :) 👍🏻👍🏻
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) July 13, 2018
Sidharth Malhotra
An inspiration for the entire country #HimaDas makes Indian proud.First ever Indian athlete to win gold medal in women's 400 meter race in the Under-20 Athletics Junior Championships. #womenpower #proudindian
— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) July 13, 2018
Sunny Deol
Hima Das show's the Indian youth what we can achieve all we need to do is believe in ourselves by just being Indian. #HimaDas pic.twitter.com/lZ9ShK6JZD
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) July 13, 2018
Rahul Bose
To understand the magnitude of #HimaDas achievement : No Indian track athlete (seniors or juniors) has ever medalled in the World Championships. Anju Bobby George did it in the seniors and Neeraj in the juniors but neither was track. This is historic. Heart swells with pride.
— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) July 13, 2018
Emraan Hashmi
Hima das!! ..the first indian to win a gold in athletics.. what a win!! U make us so so proud!! ...take a bow girl!! #HimaDas
— emraan hashmi (@emraanhashmi) July 13, 2018
Juhi Chawla
What a remarkable feat by #HimaDas ! Proud Moment! You Go Girl! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😇😇
— Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) July 13, 2018
Kajal Aggarwal
What an incredible feat!
— Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal) July 13, 2018
Congratulating #HimaDas on winning India's first-ever track gold at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships. #GirlPower #IAAFWorldU20 pic.twitter.com/V9lzvxo7Fn
SpotboyE team congratulates Hima for her big win.
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