India’s 4×400 mixed team wins Gold in Asian Relay Championships wth National Record

India’s 4×400 mixed relay team won Gold in the inaugural edition of the Asian Relay Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday, May 20.

The quartet of Muhammed Ajmal, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Amol Jacob and Subha Venkatesan finished on the top step of the podium after rewriting the national record.

However, the Indian 4x400m mixed relay team missed sealing the Paris Olympic qualification in Bangkok. The Indian quartet clocked 3:14.12s to break the previous record of 3:14.34s set by the Indian team during their silver-medal winning run at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.

Monday’s timing will put India in the 21st place on the Road to Paris list of World Athletics, while the aim was to be either in the 15th or 16th spot.

To gain a ticket to the Paris Olympics, the teams need to clock faster than 38.19s in the men’s 4 x 100m, 2:58.45s in the men’s 4 x 400m, 42.85s in the women’s 4 x 100m, 3:26.08s in the women’s 4 x 400m, and 3:11.98s in the Mixed 4 x 400m relay races, according to Asian Athletics.

Notably, India’s 4x400m men’s and women’s relay teams qualified for the Paris Olympics at the World Athletics Relays in Bahamas earlier in May.

The Olympics qualification cycle for all track and field events, including marathons and race walks, will end on June 30. The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11.