India won the gold medal in the women’s
4×100m relay at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 held in Shangyu, China
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India won the gold medal
in the women’s 4×100m relay at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 held in
Shangyu, China on 21 June 2026.
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The Indian team included
Srabani Nanda, Sneha SS, Sudeshna Shivankar, and Tamanna, who clocked a
season-best time of 43.85 seconds.
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China won the silver
medal with 44.09 seconds, while Thailand took bronze with 44.11 seconds.
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In the mixed 4×400m
relay, India won the silver medal with a timing of 3:17.06. The team included
MR Poovamma, Neeru Pathak, Theerthesh P Shetty, and Barath Sridhar.
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In the mixed 4×100m
relay, India won the bronze medal with a timing of 41.47 seconds. The team
included Animesh Kujur, Pranav Gurav, Tamanna, and Sneha Shanuvalli.
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Relay events are
team-based track and field competitions where four athletes run equal distances
and exchange a baton within designated exchange zones.
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The 4×100m relay and
4×400m relay are standard international athletics relay formats.
¨ Athletes Tamanna and Sneha Shanuvalli won two medals each at the championships.
India will host the 3rd Asian Relays Championships in Chandigarh in 2027.