India's 4x400 Relay Team Sets National Record but Misses Olympic Cut

India's mixed 4x400 relay team clinched gold and set a national record at the Asian Relay Championships in Bangkok. The team clocked 3 minutes 14.12 seconds but fell short of the qualifying mark for the Paris Olympics, placing 21st in the Road to Paris list.

India's mixed 4x400 relay team set a national record while winning the gold medal at the inaugural edition of Asian Relay Championships here on Monday, but missed the target of entering the Paris Olympics qualification bracket.

The quartet of Muhammed Ajmal, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes 14.12 seconds to win the race. The earlier national record was 3:14.34 clocked by the Indian team while winning silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.

Monday's timing will put India in the 21st place in the Road to Paris list of World Athletics while the aim was to be either in the 15th or 16th spot. India, thus, is in a difficult position to make the Paris cut.