India Win First Athletics Gold at Asia as Women's 4x400m Relay Team Tops Podium
- On Tuesday, India's women's 4x400m relay team won gold at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, clocking 3 minutes and 29.69 seconds to claim their sixth medal of the Games.
- This victory extends India's remarkable hold on the event, having now won the women's 4x400m relay gold in six of the last seven Asian Games competitions.
- The quartet of Kiran, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi, and Vithya Ramraj maintained the lead through early legs, with Ramraj holding off a fierce late challenge from Bahrain's Salwa Eid Nasr.
- Capping a memorable day for Indian athletics, the gold brought India's overall tally to 51 medals, following Neeru Dhanda's historic trap shooting gold earlier in the day.
- Anchor Vithya Ramraj, who broke PT Usha's 42-year-old national record in the 400m hurdles days earlier, capped a standout Games campaign by securing this relay gold.
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Mixed 4x100m relay team wins bronze, Gulveer Singh bags third medal at Asian Games 2026 - The Tribune
India clinched the bronze medal in the mixed 4x100m relay at the Asian Games 2026, with the quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Harita Bhadra, Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuvalli and Animesh Kujur producing a season-best performance on Tuesday.
India has won its first athletics gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. The women's 4x400m relay team of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi, and Vithya Ramaraj won the gold medal with a time of 3:29.69 minutes. India also won bronze in the 4x100m mixed relay.
India’s women win first Asian Games athletics gold in relay
Nagoya: The Indian quartet of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi, and Vithya Ramraj produced an exceptional performance to claim the gold medal in the women’s 4x400m relay at the 2026 Asian Games here on Tuesday. The Indian team won the top prize with a time of 3:29.69 minutes, giving the country its first gold medal … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & T…
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