Other members of the victorious Indian 4x400m women’s relay squad that clocked 3:38.07 seconds to better the meet record were Bhumika Sanjay Nehate, Tahura Khatun and Sehnoor Bawa. The previous meet record of 3:38.20 was set by Japan in 2018.

Neeru Pathak anchored the Indian 4x400m women’s team to gold at the 22^nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships that concluded in Hong Kong on Sunday. Other members of the victorious Indian 4x400m women’s relay squad that clocked 3:38.07 seconds to better the meet record were Bhumika Sanjay Nehate, Tahura Khatun and Sehnoor Bawa. The previous meet record of 3:38.20 was set by Japan in 2018.

The Indian contingent added three gold medals to their tally of seven on the final day and overall finished second with 19 medals​.​The Indian team also won five silver and four bronze medals.

China topped the table with 14 gold, nine silver and two bronze medals for a total of 25.​ Japan finished third with a total tally of 18.  The Japanese team won five gold, five silver and eight bronze medals.

All three medal winners of the men’s 4x400m relay improved the previous meet record of 3:07.38 set by Japan in 1999. China took home gold with a time of 3:04.88 and Qatar won silver (3:05.06).

The Indian men’s 4x400m relay team also improved the meet record of 3:07.38 but finished third with a time of 3:05.54. The team members were Piyush Raj, Sayed Sabeer Sayed Sabeer, Ranjith Kumar S and Mohammed Ashfaq.

Earlier in the morning session Muskan set the ball rolling by winning the gold medal in the women’s 5,000m. She clocked 16:53.08.

Venkatram Reddy Mogali won the second gold of the day in the men’s 800m. He clocked 1:48.27 seconds, a personal best.

Discus thrower Nishchay narrowly missed the gold and settled for silver with a distance of 60.10m, a personal best.

The women’s 4x100m relay also won silver with a time of 45.05 seconds. The team members were Kajal Hirabhai Vaja, Bhavana G, Aarti and Nipam.

The men’s 4x100m relay team finished sixth with a time of 40.11 seconds. The members of the quartet were Rudra Sachin Shinde, Mehebubul Ahamed, Aditya Tatya Pisal, and Nived Krishan Jyothiprakash.

Ashish Yadav also missed the podium finish. He finished fifth in the men’s javelin with a throw of 69.58m.

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