Archive · 24 Sep 2026
India Wins Mixed Relay Silver at 2026 Asian Games
India won a silver medal in a mixed relay race at the 2026 Asian Games.
The race had four runners from India.
Manu TS started the race for India.
MR Poovamma and Vishal TK ran the next legs.
Vithya Ramraj ran the final leg.
She helped India finish second.
India completed the race in 3:14.46.
This was India’s second athletics medal at the Games.
Seema Kumari had earlier won bronze in the women’s 10,000m race.
India won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.
The Indian quartet finished second in 3:14.46 on September 24.
Manu TS, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj represented India.
Vithya Ramraj delivered a strong anchor-leg finish to secure the podium place.
The medal was India’s second in athletics after Seema Kumari’s women’s 10,000m bronze.
- Who
- India’s Manu TS, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj competed in the relay; Seema Kumari also won an athletics medal.
- What
- India won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay and earned its second athletics medal.
- When
- Thursday, September 24, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games 2026 in Japan; Seema Kumari’s bronze was won in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- India finished second in the relay final with a time of 3:14.46.
- Event
- Mixed 4x400m relay
- Result
- Silver medal
- Indian time
- 3:14.46
- Relay team
- Manu TS, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj
- Date
- September 24, 2026
- Earlier athletics medal
- Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000m in 32:50.05
- Asian Games location
- Japan