Hima Das says she improved her cooking and painting skills during lockdown

For star sprinter Hima Das, the 2 months of coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown was not all about confinement inside her room at NIS-Patiala as she improved her cooking and portray expertise moreover doing yoga. All the monitor and discipline campers on the NIS had been pressured to stay indoors since mid March solely to be given go forward to coach outside from Monday, with concentrate on health with out specialised-event coaching initially. “Learnt lot of things during lockdown like improved my cooking and painting. Did lot of meditation and yoga. Its a global lockdown and this was done for our safety,” Hima wrote on her Twitter deal with.

Asked if she developed a brand new ability in the course of the lockdown, she stated “cooking”. “I do Yoga, indoor fitness and meditation daily,” she added. The 20-year-old world junior quartermile race champion was replying to a Q&A session on Twitter. She stated she often skilled for six hours in a day.

Asked how lengthy it can take to seek out her previous rhythm and velocity, Hima stated, “Since we were out of action for almost 2 months, so I am sure it will take time and also it depends on how our coaches plan training regimes.”

She stated the International Olympic Committee had taken the choice to postpone the Tokyo Games to subsequent yr by contemplating the well being of all athletes. Hima additionally stated cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar is her greatest inspiration and her “dream is to win gold in Olympics”.

She stated she gave her first wage to her father as she “reached at this stage because of him”. Talking about challenges of an athlete, she stated, “Ups and downs are always part of an athlete’s career. I believe life is all about making a comeback and working towards your goals.

“Facing challenges in life always makes you strong.

“As an athlete it is very important to stay focussed towards your goals and keep working hard. Definitely goal is to win Olympic medal.”