The Indian quartet of Anas Muhammed Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, and Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi broke the national record to clinch the gold medal in the mens 4x400m relay on Wednesday. The Indian team finished the sprint with a timing of 3:01.58s to walk away with another gold in the day.Qatar secured the second spot with their season-best timing of 3:02.05s. While Sri Lanka clinched a bronze medal with a timing of 3:02.55s and broke their national record. While The Iraq team got disqualified from the event due to lane infringement.The Golden streak of 🇮🇳 #Athletics is going strong!!The Mens 4X400m Relay team comprising of @muhammedanasyah , Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal & Rajesh Ramesh led us to glory with their glamorous🥇and a timing of 3:01.58! Many congratulations to the rockstars ! Well done… pic.twitter.com/6j6feXqQZd— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023 Golden boy shines againMeanwhile, the Indian quartet was aiming for the gold, on the other side of the ground Indian javelin throwers, Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jenna were in a contest for their gold in a highly anticipated mens final. While the rest were merely competing for the bronze medal finish.Kishore Jenna gave neck-to-neck competition to the defending champion as the India duo attempted for gold, however, in the end, it was Neeraj Chopra who prevailed with his season best of 88.88. Meanwhile, Jena showed his mettle in the event to clinch a silver medal after much competition with Neeraj with his season-best throw of 87.54m and also qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024.This is the 18th gold in the ongoing Asian Games for India.
