Aichi-Nagoya: India struck gold in the women’s 4x400m relay and added a bronze in the mixed 4x100m relay as the country enjoyed a successful day on the athletics track at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday.
The women’s 4x400m quartet of Kiran, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj clocked 3:29.69 to top the final. Bahrain finished second in 3:30.21, while China took bronze with a time of 3:31.02.
The victory gave India its first athletics gold of the Aichi-Nagoya Games and marked the country’s second gold medal of the day.
Vithya Ramraj added the relay title to the bronze she had already won in the women’s 400m hurdles, further strengthening her medal haul at the Games.
India also finished on the podium in the mixed 4x100m relay, with Gurindervir Singh, Harita Bhadra, Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuvalli and Animesh Kujur combining for bronze.
The Indian quartet clocked a season-best 41.06 seconds in a rain-affected final. China won gold in 40.78 seconds, while Thailand secured silver with 40.87 seconds.
Gurindervir opened the race for India before Sneha took over the second leg. Animesh ran the third leg, with Harita bringing the team home in the anchor leg to secure the bronze.
The two relay medals added to India’s strong athletics campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
