Asian Athletics Championships 2025: India beat China to efficiently defend 4x400m combined relay title

Working the primary leg, Santosh handed India the opening lead within the contest. Rupal did face stiff competitors from China, however maintained the lead, earlier than handing over the baton to Vishal, who prolonged the lead, permitting Subha to wrap up the race in type.

This was India’s third medal in combined relay, having beforehand gained the gold in 2023 and silver in 2019.

Ladies take centre-stage for India on Day 2

On Wednesday, the ladies hogged limelight in Gumi, with Rupal additionally bagging a silver within the 400m, whereas Pooja completed second in 1500m race. The previous opened India’s account for the day, clocking 52.68 seconds to complete second within the girls’s 400m remaining. Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj was positioned fifth with a time of 53.00 seconds. Shortly after, Pooja gained the second silver for India, clocking 4:10.83sec within the girls’s 1500m, simply forward of compatriot Lili Das, who completed fourth (4:13.81sec).

Yoonus Shah’s males’s 1500m bronze took the nation’s general tally to 5, together with a gold claimed by Gulveer Singh (10,000m) on Tuesday.

In different occasions, lengthy jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan made the ultimate of the ladies’s lengthy soar occasion. Shaili had a finest effort 6.17m, the third finest within the 20-woman subject. Ancy 6.14m sealed her place within the remaining.

Hurdler Jyoti Yarraji certified for the following spherical after ending with a time of 13.18secs in her warmth. She crossed the road in third place.