Tokyo Olympics: Sports minister Kiren Rijiju consoles injured sprinter Hima Das
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Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Wednesday consoled sprinter Hima Das who is set to the miss the Tokyo Olympics due to injury. The 21-year-old Hima sustained a hamstring injury on Saturday during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships. She pulled out of the 100m and 4x100m relay finals due to the injury. Yet to recover fully, Hima ran in the 200m final but finished fifth.