Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Four Indian Women Reclaim Asian Games 4x400m Relay Gold
Four Indian runners joined together for a relay race at the Asian Games.
Kiran Pahal ran the first part, followed by M R Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj.
India started slowly but moved into the lead during the race.
Poovamma had previously faced a doping ban and depression, but she returned with help from her family and husband.
Choudhary was motivated partly by her dream of joining the Uttar Pradesh Police as a deputy superintendent.
Ramraj had to protect India’s lead while Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Nasser ran quickly behind her.
Ramraj held on, and India won in 3:29.69.
Bahrain took silver and China won bronze.
Kiran Pahal, M R Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 4x400m relay in 3:29.69.
India reclaimed the Asian Games title after China won the event in Hangzhou.
Poovamma helped India recover after a slow opening leg, drawing on her return from a doping ban and depression.
Choudhary and Ramraj maintained India’s lead despite pressure from Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Nasser in the final leg.
Bahrain finished second and China third, giving India its seventh Asian Games gold in the women’s 4x400m relay.
- Who
- Kiran Pahal, M R Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj represented India.
- What
- They won the women’s 4x400m relay gold medal in 3:29.69.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- Mizuho Park in Nagoya.
- Why
- They reclaimed the Asian Games title after China defeated India in the previous edition in Hangzhou.
- Event
- Women’s 4x400m relay
- Result
- India won gold in 3:29.69
- Medal order
- India gold, Bahrain silver, China bronze
- Asian Games record
- The victory was India’s seventh gold in the women’s 4x400m relay
- Kiran Pahal
- She began slowly and handed over the baton in third place
- M R Poovamma
- She returned to competition after a doping ban and depression
- Vithya Ramraj
- She had earlier broken India’s 400m hurdles national record with 54.75 seconds