Indian women's 4x400m relay team secures berth in Paris Olympics

Indian women's 4x400m relay team secures spot in Paris Olympics after securing second place in their heat at the World Athletics Relays, with a time of 3:29.35 behind Jamaica.

The Indian women's 4x400m relay team qualified for Paris Olympics after finishing second in its second-round heat at the World Athletics Relays here on Monday.

The quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds to finish second behind Jamaica (3:28.54) in heat number one to book a Paris Games ticket.

The Indian team had finished fifth in the first-round qualifying heat on Sunday with a time of 3 minutes and 29.74 seconds.