Indian men’s and women's 4x400m relay teams qualify for Paris Olympics

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The Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay teams qualified for the Paris Olympics after finishing second in their respective second-round heat at the World Athletics Relays at Nassau, Bahamas on Monday.

In the women's heat number one, 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) to grab a berth for the Paris Olympics.

The Indian men's relay team consisting of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob finished with a collective timing of 3 minutes and 3.23 seconds to finish only behind USA (2:59.95).

The Indian women's team had finished seventh in the first-round qualifying heat on Sunday with a collective timing of 3 minutes and 29.74 seconds.

Second leg runner Rajesh Ramesh pulled out due to cramps as the Indian men’s 4x400m team failed to finish its heat race at the World Athletics Relays on Sunday, during round one of Paris Olympics qualifications.

The top two teams finishing in the top positions in each of the three heats during the second round were slated to qualify for the Paris Olympics which is slated to be held from July 26 to August 11. The athletics event would start on August 1.

India now have 19 track and field competitors including Tokyo gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra, who would head to Paris for the Olympics 2024.