Hima Das created history by becoming IndiaтАЩs first athlete to win a gold medal in 400m at World U20 Championships, Finland. Little did Hima know that her interview ahead of the contest in English would be mocked by the Athletics Federation of India. AFI shared the clip of the interview on their social handle.

What caught the attention of the people was the caption which read, тАЬ#HimaDas speaking to media after her SF win at #iaaftampere2018 @iaaforg Not so fluent in English but she gave her best here too. So proud of u #HimaDas keep rocking & yeah try your best in final.тАЭ

After getting slammed by the netizens for their tweet, the AFI issued an apology via a tweet. тАЬрд╕рднреА рднрд╛рд░рддрд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХреНрд╖рдорд╛ рдЕрдЧрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдПрдХ TWEET рд╕реЗ рдЖрдк рдЖрд╣рдд рд╣реБрдП рд╣реИ!рдЕрд╕рд▓ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдп рдпрд╣ рджрд░реНрд╢рд╛рдирд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдзрд╛рд╡рд┐рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдХрдардирд╛рдИ рд╕реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдШрдмрд░рд╛рддреА, рдореИрджрд╛рди рдХреЗ рдЕрдВрджрд░ рдпрд╛ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░! рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рд╕реЗ рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡ рд╕реЗ рдЖрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд╡рдЬреВрдж, рд╡рд┐рджреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬреА рдкрддреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдмреЗрдЭрд┐рдЭрдХ рдмрд╛рдд рдХреА! рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рдЙрдирд╕реЗ рдХреНрд╖рдорд╛ рдЬреЛ рдирд╛рд░рд╛рдЬ рд╣реИрдВ, рдЬрдп рд╣рд┐рдиреНрдж!тАЭ

Post winning the gold medal, the 18-year-old thanked the people of India and said, тАЬ I am very happy to win the gold in the World Junior Championships. I want to thank all the Indians back home and also those, who were here cheering me. It was very encouraging to have this kind of support.тАЭ Celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Virender Sehwag and many others hailed her feat.

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