Paris Olympics: Indian Women's And Men's 4x400m Relay Teams Qualify

The Indian women's and men's 4x400m relay teams have qualified for the Paris Olympics. The Indian teams secured their tickets for the 2024 Olympics after winning the second position in their respective races at the ongoing World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas. The Paris Olympic Games are scheduled to be held from July 26 to August 11. The athletics event will commence on August 1.

The Indian men’s 4x400m relay team, comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob, clocked a season’s best time of 3:03.23 to finish behind the United States in heat 2 to secure their berth in the prestigious event. Notably, Arokia Rajiv came into the Indian team in place of the injured Rajesh Ramesh. On Saturday, Rajesh Ramesh had to pull out of the men’s 4x400m relay race, which resulted in a DNF (did not finish) for the Indian team. In the women’s 4x400m relay race, the Indian team comprising Rupal, Jyothika Sri Dandi, MR Poovamma, and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3:29.35 to finish second in their heat behind Jamaica. 

At Tokyo 2020, the Indian contingent was made up of 124 athletes. India also won seven medals in the previous Olympics. This includes Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal in the men’s javelin throw. It was the country's first track-and-field medal at any Olympic Games.