Tampere (Finland) July 12 (IANS) India s Hima Das created history by winning the gold medal in the women s 400 metre event at the IAAF World U20 Championships here on Thursday.

Hima registered a time of 51.46 seconds in the final at the Ratina Stadium to become the first Indian athlete to win gold in a world championship across all age groups.

--IANS ajb/vd