
This Indian teenager, Hima Das, just won the gold in the 400m at the Junior Worlds (U20). She won it easy too, started off all calm and slow and then blew away the field down the stretch.
I looked her up and she didn't even start running with cleats or on a synthetic track until she was 16? Coach noticed her playing soccer and thought she had potential, tried to start her at the 100m and 200m first before switching her to 400m. (She runs an 11.7s 100m and a 23.1s 200m) In the FIRST 400m she ever ran she put in a 51.9, a time that would have won the Olympic gold in 1968. Now at 18 and barely two years of running under her belt she already has a PR of 51.1 and a World Juniors gold medal.
For comparison on what a 51.1 time is like, the world record in the women's 400m didn't drop below 51 seconds until 1970 and those were all East Germans who were doping. FloJo's career best 400m was 50.9. A time of 51.1 would have pulled 7th place in the 2016 Olympics.
Track and field brehs, help me out here. Is is possible for someone to get that fast that quick or is there some shady stuff going on here?
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