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Asian Games 2026: India Wins Gold in Women’s 4x400m Relay, Maintains 44-Year Streak
Kiran, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj finished in 3:29.69, giving India its sixth women’s relay gold in seven Asian Games.
- 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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India break athletics gold jinx in Asian Games 2026 with women's 4x400m relay win
India finally clinched its first athletics gold of the Asian Games 2026, with the women’s 4x400m relay team triumphing in the final. Vithya Ramraj, Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma and Prachi held their nerve to deliver a memorable victory for India.
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