<p>Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team praised India's sensational sprinter Hima Das after she grabbed five gold medals in a span of 20 days. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Virat took to Twitter to laud the "golden girl". He wrote, "Phenomenal achievement by our golden girl @Himadas8."</p>

<p>"You are certainly making us proud. Hats off to your spirit. Wish you continued success," Kohli added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>India's star sprinter Hima Das won an elusive gold medal in the 400m race with her season-best timing as she clocked the timing of 52.09 seconds.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Her personal best timing is 50.79 seconds, recorded at the 2018 Asian Games.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Apart from Virat,&nbsp;former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar too appreciated Hima's fabulous feat. He tweeted, "Loving the way you have been running in the European circuit over the last 19 days."</p>

<p>"Your hunger to win and perseverance is an inspiration for the youth. Congrats on your 5 Medals! All the best for the future races, @HimaDas8," Sachin&nbsp;added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant&nbsp;also&nbsp;congratulated Das on&nbsp;her achievement, he tweeted,&nbsp;"You are an absolute inspiration @HimaDas8&nbsp;The golden girl of India salaam boss."</p>

<p>Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif hailed Das'&nbsp;performance. "5 golds in 19 days and I am sure 5 of the many more to come. What a Champion is @HimaDas8. Making India Proud!," Kaif tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>On July 2, Hima&nbsp;won her first gold medal of the year at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix.&nbsp;After that, on July 8 at the Kutno Athletics Meet, Hima won her second 200m gold medal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On July 13 at the Kladno Athletics Meet, Hima bagged her third 200m gold medal.&nbsp;She won the fourth medal gold at 200m in Tabor Athletic Meet on July 17.&nbsp;</p>


Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team praised India's sensational sprinter Hima Das after she grabbed five gold medals in a span of 20 days. Virat took to Twitter to laud the "golden girl".

Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team praised India's sensational sprinter Hima Das after she grabbed five gold medals in a span of 20 days. Virat took to Twitter to laud the "golden girl". He wrote, "Phenomenal achievement by our golden girl @Himadas8." "You are certainly making us proud. Hats off to your spirit. Wish you continued success," Kohli added. India's star sprinter Hima Das won an elusive gold medal in the 400m race with her season-best timing as she clocked the timing of 52.09 seconds. Her personal best timing is 50.79 seconds, recorded at the 2018 Asian Games. Apart from Virat, former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar too appreciated Hima's fabulous feat. He tweeted, "Loving the way you have been running in the European circuit over the last 19 days." "Your hunger to win and perseverance is an inspiration for the youth. Congrats on your 5 Medals! All the best for the future races, @HimaDas8," Sachin added. Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant also congratulated Das on her achievement, he tweeted, "You are an absolute inspiration @HimaDas8 The golden girl of India salaam boss." Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif hailed Das' performance. "5 golds in 19 days and I am sure 5 of the many more to come. What a Champion is @HimaDas8. Making India Proud!," Kaif tweeted. Phenomenal achievement by our golden girl @Himadas8. You are certainly making us proud. Hats off to your spirit. Wish you continued success. 🇮🇳 #HimaDas — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 22, 2019 × Loving the way you have been running in the European circuit over the last 19 days. Your hunger to win and perseverance is an inspiration for the youth. Congrats on your 5 🥇 Medals! All the best for the future races, @HimaDas8. pic.twitter.com/kaVdsB1AjZ — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 21, 2019 × On July 2, Hima won her first gold medal of the year at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix. After that, on July 8 at the Kutno Athletics Meet, Hima won her second 200m gold medal. On July 13 at the Kladno Athletics Meet, Hima bagged her third 200m gold medal. She won the fourth medal gold at 200m in Tabor Athletic Meet on July 17.

Virat Kohli lauds 'phenomenal' Hima Das for winning five gold medals

<p>Terming India`s performance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games a `fantastic start`, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday hailed the country`s immense potentials.</p>

<p>India has so far bagged six gold, two silver and three bronze medals to take the fourth sport in countries medal tally.</p>

<p>"It`s a fantastic start. We feel happy to see medals coming in and women athletes leading.</p>

<p>When our flag flies high, it`s a proud moment for all Indians. We have a lot of potentials and it needs to be tapped, " Rathore told ANI.</p>

<p>India started Day 4 of the quadrennial event with Punam Yadav`s gold in women`s 69kg weightlifting event. The Glasgow edition bronze-medallist won the event with a combined lift of 222kg (100kg+122kg).Yadav`s celebration was followed by celebrations at her city in Varanasi.</p>

<p>"She has always worked hard and deserves the medal," family of Yadav said.Apart from her, Yadav 16-year-old Manu Bhaker also bagged a gold medal in women`s 10m Air Pistol finals event and took India`s gold medal tally to six.</p>

<p>Seasoned campaigner Heena Sidhu claimed silver in the same event.After Sidhu`s glory, her mother Rominder Kaur Sidhu thanked God for blessing her daughter with such strength."I am very happy. My daughter has made our city and the entire nation proud. I am thankful to God that he blessed my daughter with such glory," Heena`s mother said.</p>

<p>Another shooter Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the Men`s 10m Air Rifle, taking India`s tally to ten.Indian weightlifters continued their medal rush at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as Vikas Thakur won a bronze to gift India its eighth medal in the sport.</p>

<p>Earlier, weightlifters Venkat Rahul Ragala and Sathish Kumar Sivalingam clinched a gold medal in the men`s 85 kg category and 77 kg category respectively.Other gold medals have come from weightlifters Sanjita Chanu and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in the 53 kg category and 48 kg category respectively.&nbsp</p>


India has so far bagged six gold, two silver and three bronze medals

Terming India`s performance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games a `fantastic start`, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday hailed the country`s immense potentials. India has so far bagged six gold, two silver and three bronze medals to take the fourth sport in countries medal tally. "It`s a fantastic start. We feel happy to see medals coming in and women athletes leading. When our flag flies high, it`s a proud moment for all Indians. We have a lot of potentials and it needs to be tapped, " Rathore told ANI. India started Day 4 of the quadrennial event with Punam Yadav`s gold in women`s 69kg weightlifting event. The Glasgow edition bronze-medallist won the event with a combined lift of 222kg (100kg+122kg).Yadav`s celebration was followed by celebrations at her city in Varanasi. "She has always worked hard and deserves the medal," family of Yadav said.Apart from her, Yadav 16-year-old Manu Bhaker also bagged a gold medal in women`s 10m Air Pistol finals event and took India`s gold medal tally to six. Seasoned campaigner Heena Sidhu claimed silver in the same event.After Sidhu`s glory, her mother Rominder Kaur Sidhu thanked God for blessing her daughter with such strength."I am very happy. My daughter has made our city and the entire nation proud. I am thankful to God that he blessed my daughter with such glory," Heena`s mother said. Another shooter Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the Men`s 10m Air Rifle, taking India`s tally to ten.Indian weightlifters continued their medal rush at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as Vikas Thakur won a bronze to gift India its eighth medal in the sport. Earlier, weightlifters Venkat Rahul Ragala and Sathish Kumar Sivalingam clinched a gold medal in the men`s 85 kg category and 77 kg category respectively.Other gold medals have come from weightlifters Sanjita Chanu and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in the 53 kg category and 48 kg category respectively.

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