Asian Games 2026: India wins first athletics gold with top podium finish in women 4x400m relay
- 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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