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India Win Women’s 4x400m Relay Gold at Asian Games
India’s women won the 4x400m relay at the 2026 Asian Games.
The runners were Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj.
They finished the race in 3 minutes and 29.69 seconds.
Bahrain came second and China came third.
This was India’s first athletics gold medal at these Games.
It was also India’s second gold medal on that day, according to most of the reports.
Vithya Ramraj won her third medal of the competition.
India has been very successful in this relay event at the Asian Games.
Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 4x400m relay in 3:29.69.
Bahrain took silver in 3:30.21, while China won bronze in 3:31.02.
The victory gave India its first athletics gold of the 2026 Asian Games and its second gold of the day, according to most reports.
Vithya Ramraj secured her third medal of the Games after earlier winning mixed-relay silver and 400m hurdles bronze.
India has won the women’s 4x400m relay gold at six of the last seven Asian Games, extending its medal streak in the event.
- Who
- India’s relay team of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj.
- What
- India won the women’s 4x400m relay gold medal in 3:29.69.
- Where
- Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
- When
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
- Why
- The victory gave India its first athletics gold of the 2026 Asian Games and extended its strong record in the event.
Key facts
- Winning time
- 3 minutes 29.69 seconds
- Silver medal
- Bahrain, 3:30.21
- Bronze medal
- China, 3:31.02
- Indian relay team
- Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj
- Vithya Ramraj’s other medals
- Mixed 4x400m relay silver and 400m hurdles bronze
- Historical record
- India has won the women’s 4x400m relay gold at six of the last seven Asian Games
- Reported gold-medal count
- Most reports describe this as India’s sixth gold of the Games; one report refers to it as the seventh
Quotes
Abhinav Bindra
Olympic gold medallist and Indian shooter
“Somewhere across India, young girls will have watched them and thought, ‘I want to do that. I can do that.’ That is one of the most beautiful things about sport.”
telegraphindia.com
“Enjoy the gold, and be proud of the doors you are opening for those who will come after you,”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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