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India Women Win Historic Asian Games 4x400m Relay Gold
India’s women’s relay team won a gold medal at the Asian Games 2026.
The team included Kiran Pahal, Prachi Choudhary, MR Poovamma and Vithya Ramraj.
They ran four parts of a 400-meter race as a team.
Their time was 3:29.69.
Bahrain won silver and China won bronze.
This was India’s first athletics gold medal at these Games.
Prachi and Vithya had already won individual bronze medals.
The athletes were very happy to hear India’s national anthem.
They now hope to win another gold medal at the World Championships.
Kiran Pahal, Prachi Choudhary, MR Poovamma and Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 4x400m relay at the Asian Games 2026.
India finished in 3:29.69, ahead of Bahrain and China, to claim its first athletics gold medal at the Games.
Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj also won individual bronze medals in the 400m and 400m hurdles.
The athletes received a celebratory welcome at Delhi Airport after returning from Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The team dedicated the victory to their supporters and said it aims to win gold at the World Championships.
- Who
- India’s women’s 4x400m relay team: Kiran Pahal, Prachi Choudhary, MR Poovamma and Vithya Ramraj.
- What
- The team won the women’s 4x400m relay gold medal in 3:29.69.
- Where
- The Games were held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, and the athletes were welcomed at Delhi Airport.
- When
- The final was held on Tuesday at the Asian Games 2026; the athletes returned to India on Thursday.
- Why
- They wanted to secure India’s first athletics gold at the Games and hear the national anthem after winning.
Key facts
- Event
- Women’s 4x400m relay final
- Result
- India won gold
- Winning time
- 3:29.69
- Silver medal
- Bahrain, 3:30.21
- Bronze medal
- China, 3:31.02
- Additional medals
- Prachi Choudhary won 400m bronze; Vithya Ramraj won 400m hurdles bronze
- Next target
- Gold at the World Championships
Quotes
Prachi Choudhary
Indian 4x400m relay gold medallist
“I am feeling very proud because in athletics there was no gold medal, so we wanted to win this medal very badly here and hear the national anthem. I am thankful to God, my parents, my husband, the Athletics Federation of India, the Sports Authority of India, the Central Government, and the State Government for helping me reach this level.”
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“It feels incredible when the national anthem plays. Especially since we hadn't won a medal before this. When the national anthem played for the gold, it filled us with immense pride… I would like to dedicate this medal to the Athletics Federation of India, the government, my family, my coach, and the entire nation.”
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