Hima Das, A Golden Girl Of India
A Historic Gold Medal won by Hima Das a daughter of rice farmer from a small village Dhing of Assam Her mother was unaware of the Commonwealth games till her daughter participated She was overwhelmed with joy to see her daughter on TV nbsp quot While you all were sleeping I rocked the world quot said the nbsp year old nbsp athlete to her father over the phone from Finland quot I told her nbsp that we all were awake nbsp to nbsp watch nbsp her nbsp run nbsp on television and nbsp she cried quot said her father in an interview with TOI Hima Das always wanted to become a nbsp football player She played with the boys in the mud pits next to the rice fields in her village Where she was first noticed by a coach Nipon Das who suggested her to move to Sarusajai nbsp Sports
