All athletes, with the exception of those granted an exemption, must compete in the National Inter-State Championship, which gets underway here on Thursday, in order to be considered for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, which are set to take place from September 23 to October 8.

Hima Das is a top Indian track athlete who holds a national record and has won multiple competitive medals. She has been honoured by Assam Rifles recently, while she is also the DSP of the state police department.

Hima Das is one of the top female sprinters of India, who is one of the top contenders to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. However, she has reportedly suffered a muscle pull that could rule her out of the qualifier race.

Star sprinter Hima Das has done her bit by contributing her one month's salary to Assam government to combat coronavirus (COVID-19)

2018 Asian Games gold medallist Hima Das was honoured at Bannerghatta Biological Park on International Tiger Day, when a six-month-old tigress was named after the sportsperson.