Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Indian Women Win Relay Gold, Drawing Celebrity Praise
India’s women’s relay team won a gold medal at the Asian Games.
The team included Kiran Pahal, Poovamma MR, Prachi Choudhary, and Vithya Ramraj.
They ran the race in 3:29.69.
Bahrain won silver, and China won bronze.
This was India’s first athletics gold at these Games.
Vithya had already won a bronze medal in another race.
That gave her two medals in total.
Several Indian film stars celebrated the athletes online.
Kiran Pahal, Poovamma MR, Prachi Choudhary, and Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 4x400m relay at the 2026 Asian Games.
India finished in 3:29.69, ahead of Bahrain’s 3:30.21 and China’s 3:31.02.
The victory was India’s first athletics gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
Vithya Ramraj earned her second medal after previously winning bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles.
Alia Bhatt, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Kiara Advani praised the relay team’s achievement.
- Who
- Indian athletes Kiran Pahal, Poovamma MR, Prachi Choudhary, and Vithya Ramraj won the relay; Alia Bhatt, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Kiara Advani praised them.
- What
- India won gold in the women’s 4x400m relay.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games; the relay final was held on Tuesday, according to the article.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
- Why
- The team finished first in the final with a time of 3:29.69.
- Event
- Women’s 4x400m relay
- Competition
- 2026 Asian Games
- Indian time
- 3:29.69
- Silver medal
- Bahrain, 3:30.21
- Bronze medal
- China, 3:31.02
- Vithya Ramraj’s medals
- Gold in the relay and bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles
- Celebrity reactions
- Alia Bhatt, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Kiara Advani praised the athletes