The United Nations Children’s Fund-India (Unicef-India) has appointed Asian Games gold-medalist sprinter Hima Das as the country’s first ever youth ambassador.
Meet our Youth Ambassador, Hima Das!
The Asian Games medallist is @UNICEF India’s first ever youth ambassador as part of #WorldChildrensDay celebration.#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/4WYieI6MhB— UNICEF India (@UNICEFIndia) November 14, 2018
The name of the woman athlete from Assam was announced by the world organisation in a tweet on Wednesday eveing coinciding with the Children’s Day celebrated on November 14 commemorating the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday.
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“I’m honoured to be chosen as Unicef India’s Youth Ambassador, and I hope I will be able to inspire more children to follow their dreams,” Das mentioned.
November 20th is #WorldChildrensDay – a chance to celebrate children all over the ?!
Join @UNICEF in helping kids chase their dreams, whatever they are.
RT, and pass it on! #ForEveryChild@AllBlacks @BlackFerns @AllBlacks7s @UNICEFPacific @unicefaustralia @unicefireland pic.twitter.com/AgS6RYsvqs— UNICEF New Zealand (@UNICEFNZ) November 8, 2018
Hailing from Nagaon district, Das clinched a gold medal in Women’s 4×400 metre relay event at the 2018 Asian Games. She also won a silver in the Women’s 400m Race event.
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