Asian Games 2023: India win gold medal in men's 4x400 relay competition

The India men’s team comprising of Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Ajmal Muhammed and Rajesh clinched gold medal in the 4x400 relay competition at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. The quartet recorded a timing of 3:01.58, finishing ahead of Qatar and Sri Lanka, who clinched silver and bronze medals respectively. The Indian team had secured qualification to the final with a timing of 3:03.81, thereby beating Qatar, Japan and Iraq. Earlier, the quartet of Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi and Subha Venkatesan claimed a silver in women’s 4x400m relay. India are currently in fourth place as far as the medals standings are concerned. India have clinched a total of 81 medals in Hangzhou, their highest-ever haul in the Asian Games, that includes 18 gold, 31 silver and 32 bronze. With inputs from PTI