India win first athletics gold at Asian Games in women’s 4x400m relay
India’s women’s 4x400m relay team won the country’s first athletics gold of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Vithya Ramraj, Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma and Prachi finished in 3:29.69, ahead of Bahrain and China, while Ramraj completed a three-medal campaign.
India won its first athletics gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games when the women’s 4x400m relay team prevailed in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday. Vithya Ramraj, Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma and Prachi completed the race in 3:29.69. Bahrain finished second in 3:30.21 and China took bronze in 3:31.02.
The result ended India’s wait for an athletics gold at these Games after a series of silver and bronze medals. The quartet held off Bahrain and China through the four legs to secure the title. The victory completed a three-medal Games for Ramraj.
She had earlier helped India win silver in the mixed 4x400m relay and took bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles. Her hurdles performance was also a national milestone. Ramraj ran 54.75 seconds, breaking the 42-year-old national record of 55.42 seconds held by P.T.
Usha. India added other athletics medals during Tuesday’s programme. Pooja won bronze in the women’s high jump, while Gulveer Singh took bronze in the men’s 5,000 metres with a time of 13:32.75.
The medal was Singh’s third at the Games after earlier silvers in the 10,000m and 1,500m. India also won bronze in the mixed 4x100m relay. In the women’s hammer throw, Tanya Chaudhary finished fourth with a personal best of 63.35m and Anushka Yadav was fifth with a best effort of 64.56m.
Avinash Sable did not start the men’s 5,000m final after missing a medal in the 3,000m steeplechase.
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