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Assam athlete Hima Das qualified for the final of women’s 400m with a personal best of 51.53.

She had finished third in her 400m women’s semifinal taking off 0.44 off her previous personal best, but eventually made the cut as the seventh fastest among eight finalists.

18-year-old Das stunned everyone by qualifying for the CWG and the imposing runner has continued a good run.

Hima Das hails from a small village at Dhing in Nagaon of Assam. She is the youngest child in the family and her father is a small rice farmer.

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