CM Sonowal felicitates Hima, Dutee after national meet

Guwahati | Sunday | 1st July, 2018

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CM Sonowal felicitates Hima, Dutee after national meetAssam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday felicitated India's latest track sensation Hima Das and Odisha's Dutee Chand for their exceptional performances during the recently concluded 58th National Inter State Athletics Championships in the city. After that, I will go to Ukraine before the Asian Games," Hima said after being felicitated by Sonowal. In the women's 100m event, Dutee won gold, setting a new record by clocking 11.32 seconds. Hima, also known as the 'Dhing Express', won in the women's 400m event on Friday, thus securing her qualification for the Asian Games in Jakarta. She clocked 51.13 seconds, bettering the record time of 51.48 seconds set by Haryana's Nirmala Sheoran in 2016..