This throwback picture of a young Hima Das will make you go WOW!

One of India's most popular athlete, sprinter Hima Das has become a household name in the country since her historic feat of becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at IAAF World U20 Championships in July 2018.

Born on January 9, 2000, to rice farmers in Dhing village of Assam’s Nagaon district, Das won five back-to-back gold medals in about a month in Czech Republic in July 2019. Das mainly takes part in women’s 400-metre, 200-metre and 4x400-metre relays. At Asian Games in 2018, she won a silver medal in the 4×400-metre mixed relay. She also set an Indian U20 record of 51.32 seconds to finish sixth in the Commonwealth Games 400m final in Gold Coast in April 2018. In September 2018, Adidas signed an endorsement deal with Hima Das. She was also conferred with Arjuna Award by the President of India on September 25, 2018.

The Bridge caught hold of one of Hima's young-day photos, where she is seen posing wearing a Mekhla, a traditional saree worn in Assam. One of our reporters from the state, caught hold of this photograph while he went to interview the star after her success at the 2018 Asian Games. Little Hima looks absolutely adorable in this photo

Young Hima Das (Source: Abdul Gani/The Bridge)

Hima has donated a month’s salary to Assam’s COVID-19 relief fund to accelerate efforts to combat the global pandemic. She announced her decision on her Twitter account.

“Friends it’s high time to stand together & support people who need us. I am contributing 1 month of my salary to Assam Govt. in Assam Arogya Nidhi Account made to safeguard the health of people in the wake of Covid-19,” Das tweeted, tagging the accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Friends it’s high time to stand together & support people who need us. I am contributing 1 month of my salary to Assam Govt. in Assam Arogya Nidhi Account made to safeguard the health of people in the wake of Covid-19. @narendramodi @sarbanandsonwal @KirenRijiju @himantabiswa

— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) March 26, 2020