15 Women lead India's success in sports

Hima Das
The star sprinter Hima is the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships, in Tampere. The 18-year-old athlete, who hails from a small village of Dhing in Nagaon of Assam, is the youngest child in the family and her father is a small rice farmer. Nicknamed 'Dhing Express,' she spent most of her childhood coping with an overwhelming financial crisis, today she makes about Rs 30-35 lakh a year per brand. This year, she made it to the 'Forbes India 30 Under 30' list. She has also been appointed as the country's first youth ambassador to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India, recently.

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