Star sprinter Hima Das defeated Tamil Nadu’s Dhanalakshmi in the 200 metre women’s final on the Federation Cup National Senior National Athletics Championships in Patiala on Friday. The sprinter, who hails from the state of Assam, completed the occasion in 23.21 seconds, whereas Dhanalakshmi, who stood second, took 23.39 seconds to finish the race.
Hima, nonetheless, did not qualify for the Olympics because the qualification mark stands at 22.80 seconds.
Hima Das what a comeback
TN sprinters bag Silver and Bronze pic.twitter.com/iXaUe8dPtD— The Indian Badava (@Chella_Badava) March 19, 2021
Hima Das edges out TN’s Dhanalakshmi in 200m to disclaim her a dash double in the Federation Cup athletics. Hima (23.21s) additionally betters Dhana’s meet document in the method. pic.twitter.com/GOpkDP8O6Y
— Santhosh Kumar (@giffy6ty) March 19, 2021
Dhanalakshmi had earlier shocked Dutee Chand in the 100m final in the Federation Cup earlier this week. She additionally beat Hima in the 200m semifinal heats by operating a meet document time of 23.26 seconds on Thursday. Her victory over Hima in the semifinal heats lifted her to the highest 10 of Indian all-time checklist.
Dhanalakshmi’s time bettered PT Usha”s long-standing meet document of twenty-two.80 seconds set in Chennai in 1998.
(with PTI inputs)
