India's 4x400m mixed relay team wins bronze medal

Kenya,  Aug 19: In huge win for India, the 4x400m mixed relay Indian team won a bronze medal at the World Athletics U20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya. This was also the mixed event's debut at the U20 Worlds.

 

 

The Indian quartet - Bharat Sridhar, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil - finished third behind Nigeria and Poland with timing of 3:20.60 seconds. The Indians bettered their heats time in the final. Notably, this was also the mixed event's debut at the U20 Worlds.

 

 

Meanwhile, Nigeria won gold by clocking 3:19.70 while Poland bagged silver with a timing of 3:19.80. This is India's second medal at the Athletics U-20 World Championships in a track event after Hima Das' famous gold medal in 400m in 2018.

 

Earlier in the day the team of Abdul Razak Rasheed, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil clocked a time of 3:23.36 to finish ahead of the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Poland in the first heat.

 

 

Sports Authority of India (SAI) was quick to congratulate the team. "India's 4x400m Mixed Relay Team wins a bronze medal at #WorldAthleticsU20 in Nairobi. They bettered their heats time to 3:20.60 in the final. Many congratulations!"

 

 

"Incredible effort from our young sprinters in the 4x400m Mixed Relay Team. First, a very strong qualification to finish second, and then following it up with the Bronze medal finish in the finals. I'm sure that a bright future lay ahead of them. My best wishes!" legendary athlete PT Usha tweeted.