The women’s quartet, consisting of Rupal Chaudhary, MR Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan, clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds, finishing second behind the Jamaican team (3:28.54) in the preliminaries. World Championship qualification.
Likewise, by Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob ) also finished second in the preliminaries with a time of 3 minutes and 3.23 seconds, behind the US team (2:59.95). The top two teams in each of the three preliminaries in the second round will automatically qualify for the Paris Olympics, scheduled to be held from July 26 to August 11.
The Indian women’s team had previously finished fifth in the first round of qualifying on Sunday with a time of 3 minutes and 29.74 seconds.Unfortunately, the men’s team was unable to complete the first qualifying round due to players in the second round. Ramesh Quit due to cramps.
With the successful promotion of the men’s and women’s 4×400 meter relay teams, a total of 19 Indian track and field athletes have qualified for the Paris Olympics.
The list includes the reigning javelin champion, Neeraj Chopra, and other talented athletes.this track and field competition The Paris Olympic Games will begin on August 1st, marking the start of an exciting and highly anticipated competition.
(Inputs from PTI)