the country is waiting to see hima das back on the 400m track but her eyes are on another finish line now her logic for years the world has seen india in 400m let us show them what we can do in 200mever since the 2019 doha asian championship and a couple of lower competitions in the czech republic a lowerback injury has kept star sprinter and 2018 asian games silver medallist out of action in 400m so when asked when she would return to this event the assam athlete who became a 400m sensation after the 2018 world juniors gold in tampere said there is no hurry it all depends on how the body responds and what the management coaches athletics federation of india physios suggestswhile the buzz is that she might return to 400m at the asian games next year the 22yearold indicated on thursday that the wait could get longer she wants to test herself in the 200m event at the continental games in the chinese city of hangzhou having deferred her return to an event close to her heart the dhing express has moved her focus to the 200m sprint at the justconcluded commonwealth games in birmingham the sprinter missed the womens 200m final by the barest of margins she clocked 2342s in the semifinals 001s slower than australian ella conollys automatic qualifying time of 2341s reflecting on that setback hima said it hurts but you have to accept it there will be good days and ones that dont go in your favour i chase time and not medals and i was happy with my timing its a different thing i couldnt reach the final but the experience will help me at the asiadasked about the positives to take from this race she said the importance of a microsecond in the race of life the covid19 infection she suffered last year prolonged her struggle to come back from the 2018 injury after those adversities she said cwg was a decent show initially she wasnt selected for the event but her ranking put her on the starting block painkillers have hurt indian athletesthe failed dope tests of indian athletes such as olympian and himas 4x100m relay teammate dhanalakshmi sekar have tarnished the sport and the countrys reputation in track and field asked why players do that hima said i avoid taking any painkiller that the national camp doctors havent prescribed but some athletes are not so aware so they take highpower doses for swift recovery at the same time there are some who take drugs knowingly to enhance their performancefor those who do it out of innocence for quicker recovery she said i fail to understand the rush the camp has doctors you can go to during breaks i havent taken a painkiller on my own for years now regardless of the kind of injury i bear the pain and be patient