How did this Indian sprinter get so fast? :dwillhuh:

[Amare's Right Hook]

extra chakra

 

[Swagnificent]

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?

Is this the Olympics?

If not, then who knows and who cares.

 

[Omar Little]

She looks like a chick to me, she just has a strong jawline. Her facial features ain't any more masculine than Serena's and Serena is all woman. In her interviews she sounds within the range of normal Indian women:





There were legit intersex or something female runners in the Olympics a few years ago who really did look like men. I ain't gonna post pics because I don't want to hate like that but you can google. If she does have something going on biologically then it's not something you can tell just by looking.

Why the ScreenCap look like she got an Adam’s apple

 

[BlackAlacard]

Gotta get away from the gang rape squads somehow.

 

[Roid Jones]

Hope she makes it all the way

 

[KingJay]

When your country has over a billion people someone's gotta come out with the fast twitch muscle fibers and body build to compete it's just less likely for some groups of people than others. West African blood just makes me more likely to be built this way, but if an Indian happens to have my same body type and composition then that's that
Let's not go hypin this child up brehs, wish her the best but let's see where she's at come 2020

 

[NYC Rebel]

Nah....that’s my man Ian from Trini

 

[Emoryal]

1 in a billion esque talent

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Indians don't put a crazy focus on athletics but this kid could be a generational talent.

India is ranked number two in the world in cricket and they’ve consistently produced some of the best players in the sport for decades. They have insane focus on athletics, just not on sports most people on here would care about.

 

[Rosecrans]

Alot of responses

 

[panopticon]

shorty got a lil Kobe Bryant in her face!

Mamba a international cat

Speaks Italian, French, Serbian, and Spanish

Who knows...might have some Hindi too...the timing right...chick was born before he caught that case

 

[BonafideDefacto]

Yall nikkas sound like a bunch of cacs from yesteryear when we started to dominate sports. Questioning everything...

Congrats to the young Indian (dot not feather)

 

[Pressure]

Look at it's face -- literally half man, half woman

She Looks no different than a young Marion Jones.

I ran with an Indian guy in college. He was a beast and a great guy .won some national championships and a world Asia games.

I wish her the best. Track is truly a labor of love.

 

[Pressure]

Also, nikkas mad because a teenage girl is faster than they are.

 

[AB Ziggy]

She Looks no different than a young Marion Jones.

I ran with an Indian guy in college. He was a beast and a great guy .won some national championships and a world Asia games.

I wish her the best. Track is truly a labor of love.

And hopefully not end like her today

 

[Professor Emeritus]

India is ranked number two in the world in cricket and they’ve consistently produced some of the best players in the sport for decades. They have insane focus on athletics, just not on sports most people on here would care about.

They do NOT have an insane focus on athletics. Their complete lack of focus on athletics is legendary. Parents in India just don't consider sports to be a valid pursuit at all. They have no healthy sports associations outside of cricket, and their Olympic Committee got banned for corruption in 2012. There's been noise there about trying to build up an athletic sport in India so kids get in better shape, but nothing is really happening right now (there are wrestling, boxing, soccer, and field hockey subcultures, but only a tiny minority of kids play any of those).

Think about it...this kid is a generational talent, and they didn't even have her in cleats or on an artificial track surface ever until two years ago?

This was covered in a thread last year, I'll copy-and-paste.

It takes time to develop calibre and character. It takes even longer to nurture the contours of culture whether it be the work culture or sports culture. If the Prime Minister of India laments the lack of sports culture in India and wedges the sports person to develop a strong winner’s instinct, he merely expresses the voices of millions...

If the general state of affairs of Indian sports is deplorable, the reasons are not far to seek. Sports like cricket are over hyped in India, neglecting and rejecting the other sports. It is quite evident from the amount of expenditure that is done on IPL’s and 20-20 matches. Not only this, the other reason for the present plight of sports in our country is too much pressure on academics. Parents and children have become result-oriented. And not to forget our corrupt politicians, who fail to spare money out of the funds kept aside for their personal expenditures, rather than developing the sports in the country.

The Plight of Sports Culture in India

However, to develop a culture of sports, the most important element is a mindset change on the part of parents. Because Indian parents often do not see the important role that sports play in the development of our children, coupled with the fact that currently in India sports is not yet considered as a viable career path, parents generally discourage children from spending too much time on the playing field.

Building a sports culture in India

"India does not have a sports culture," explained Boria Majumdar, a leading Indian sports scholar who's authored numerous books on the topic. Indian athletes who have achieved international success are exceptions rather than products of the country's sports system, he said.

"Unless there is a synergized sports culture you will never win a string of medals. A fundamental overhaul is needed and urgently so."

Indeed, education tends be the highest priority for the average Indian household instead of extra-curricular activities such as sports. A popular Hindi saying roughly translates to "if you study hard you will live like a king but if you play sports you will ruin your life."

"Indians, over the decades, have been mostly pre-occupied climbing the socio-economic ladder. Consequently, the pool of talent created at the local community, school and university levels, leaves much to be desired both in terms of size and quality," said Arun Navaratna, senior economist at Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ).

Moreover, there's little support for those who display athletic prowess.

Why is India so bad at sport?

Many neglected athletes quit sports. Most others don’t get their due recognition. The sports culture is very weak in India and sports as a career option is still frowned upon. Ours is a country where earning a livelihood from sports is unusual, and hence, the results are seen in our overall medal tallies.

How to start a sports culture in India