{"id":361214,"date":"2023-08-27T02:07:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T02:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/27\/indian-mens-4x400m-relay-team-breaks-asian-record-qualifies-for-world-championships-final-for-the-first-time-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T02:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T02:07:54","slug":"indian-mens-4x400m-relay-team-breaks-asian-record-qualifies-for-world-championships-final-for-the-first-time-more-sports-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/27\/indian-mens-4x400m-relay-team-breaks-asian-record-qualifies-for-world-championships-final-for-the-first-time-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian men&#8217;s 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record, qualifies for World Championships final for the first time | More sports News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: The Indian <!-- -->men&#8217;s 4x400m relay team<!-- --> shattered the Asian record during an electrifying race, clocking an astounding 2 minutes 59.05 seconds.<br \/>This exceptional performance secured their spot in the final round of the <!-- -->World Athletics Championships<!-- --> in Budapest, marking a historic achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Comprising the talented quartet of <!-- -->Muhammed Anas Yahiya<!-- -->, <!-- -->Amoj Jacob<!-- -->, <!-- -->Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi<!-- -->, and <!-- -->Rajesh Ramesh<!-- -->, the Indian team secured a second-place finish in heat number one, trailing only behind the USA with a time of 2:58.47. This triumphant effort guaranteed their participation in the final scheduled for Sunday.<br \/>The qualification criteria dictated that the top three finishers from each of the two heats, along with the subsequent two fastest times, would advance to the final.<\/p>\n<p>This extraordinary feat not only earned the team a coveted place in the final but also saw them break the previous Asian record of 2:59.51, which was held by the Japanese team. <br \/>Moreover, this outstanding achievement eclipsed the earlier national record of 3:00.25 that had been set in 2021.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled-2\" msid=\"103097396\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103097396,width-600,resizemode-4\/103097396.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">(Reuters Photo)<\/span><br \/>The Indians gave the world record holders Americans a run for their money, finishing closely behind them.<br \/>India eventually finished second overall also after the two heats, behind USA, but ahead of strong teams like Great Britain (3rd; 2:59.42) and Jamaica (5th; 2:59.82).<br \/><span class=\"strong em \">(With PTI Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/more-sports\/athletics\/indian-mens-4x400m-relay-team-breaks-asian-record-qualifies-for-world-championships-final-for-the-first-time\/articleshow\/103097379.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian men&#8217;s 4x400m relay team shattered the Asian record during an electrifying race, clocking an astounding 2 minutes 59.05 seconds.This exceptional performance secured their spot in the final round of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, marking a historic achievement. 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