Indian Relay Teams Miss Final Spots at Paris Olympics

The Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay teams failed to qualify for the final rounds at the Paris Olympics. Despite clocking a season's best, the men's team finished 10th overall out of 16, while the women's team finished 15th. Botswana, Great Britain, and the USA led the men's heats.

The Indian men's 4x400m relay team fell short of expectations, concluding their heat race in 10th place and missing a final round berth at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

The team, comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, and Rajesh Ramesh, achieved a season's best time of 3 minutes and 0.58 seconds, placing fourth in heat two and 10th overall among 16 teams.

In contrast, Botswana, Great Britain, and the USA secured the top three spots with times of 2:57.76, 2:58.88, and 2:59.15, respectively.

India, holding the Asian record of 2:59.05 set at the 2023 Budapest World Championships, was anticipated to reach the final, but fell short.

The women's 4x400m relay team also did not advance, finishing 15th overall out of 16 countries in their heats, clocking 3:32.51.