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World Relays: Indian teams fail to reach final, mixed 4×100 relay team DNF due to baton exchange failure | Sport-others News

World Relays: Indian teams fail to reach final, mixed 4×100 relay team DNF due to baton exchange failure | Sport-others News

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3 min readMay 2, 2026 09:28 PM IST Indian sprinters and quarter milers had a disappointing outing at the World Athletics Relays as all five quartets fail to move beyond their heats and secure World Championships 2027 berths on Saturday. While the Indian teams will have another shot at the World Championships qualification, the results were disappointing from the Indian perspective. The men’s 4x400m team came closest by clocking season best timing of 3:00.32 and finishing 12th overall. The quartet of Dharmveer Choudhary, Rajesh, Ramesh, Vishal TK, and Manu TS led the race in the second and third leg but failed to close it out. Rajesh and national record holder Vishal ran their heart out in the second and third legs respectively. However, Manu’s inexperience was visible in the final leg as he got boxed in the inside lane and crossed the finish line at the fourth place. The top two teams in each of the three heats and the next two quickest advance to the finals on day two, while also securing their qualification …

Animesh Kujur, Vishal TK to lead India’s challenge – Preview

Animesh Kujur, Vishal TK to lead India’s challenge – Preview

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Indian relay teams will be in action for their first major international competition of the year at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, on 2nd and 3rd May. India has sent a contingent of 22 athletes to the competition, participating in five out of the six relay events. The only team missing is the women’s 4x400m relay. The women’s 4x100m, men’s 4x100m, and mixed 4x100m relay teams from India will also be competing at the global event for the first time ever. This event is also a qualifier for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship later this year and the 2027 World Athletics Championships. Six teams each from the two mixed relay events will qualify for the Ultimate C’ships, while the top 12 from all six events will qualify for the World Championships 2027. India’s men quarter-milers will be the ones to watch out for, who have had an impressive season so far, with six athletes crossing the sub-46-second mark this year. The men’s 4x400m team, led by Vishal TK, will now be aiming …

Indian men’s 4x400m team qualify for World Relays; men’s 4x100m team disqualified

Indian men’s 4x400m team qualify for World Relays; men’s 4x100m team disqualified

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Indian relay teams had a good outing at the Indian Open Relay Carnival in Chandigarh on Saturday, with 4 out of six teams qualifying for the World Relays 2026. The most disappointing result of the day was for the Indian men’s 4x100m relay team, who faced disqualification in the heats after Manikanta Hoblidhar had a hamstring pull mid-race. The team now sits outside the qualification cut-off zone of 24 teams and is likely out of contention for the World Relays in the Bahamas in May. The Indian quarter-milers had a comparatively better day as the men’s 4x400m quartet of Manu TS, Amoj Jacob, Dharamveer Chaudhary and Rajesh Ramesh clocked a time of 3:01.43s. With this, they will jump up 11 places in the Road to Gaborone rankings, and now comfortably sit in 16th place from the available 24 quotas. Following them, the Indian 4x100m mixed relay team has also entered the road to Gaborone rankings with a time of 42.30s. It also marked the official national record for the quartet comprising of Lalu Prasad Bhoi, …

AFI announces qualification standard – Check complete list

AFI announces qualification standard – Check complete list

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The Athletics Federation of India (AFI), on Saturday, announced its qualification standards for the 2026 Asian Games, which is set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, later this year. Athletics has always been one of the most successful sports for India at the Asiad, and the athletes will try to continue this form and make it an even bigger squad in Japan. At the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Indian athletics contingent had a medal haul of 29 with 6 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze. Here are the qualifying standards that Indian athletes must meet to secure their place in the 2026 Asian Games Contingent. Men Events Women 10.16s 100m 11.54s 20.88s 200m 23.70s 45.97s 400m 53.72s 1:48.80s 800m 2:05.21s 3:42.00s 1500m 4:19.45s 13:39.18s 5000m 15:36.58s 29:00.00s 10,000m 33:50.00s – 100m Hurdles 13.34s 13.63s 110m Hurdles – 49.41s 400m Hurdles 57.21s 7.91m Long Jump 6.48m 2.19m High Jump 1.80m 16.28m Triple Jump 13.34m 5.45m Pole Vault 4.10m 19.41m Shot Put 16.25m 60.13m Discus Throw 55.48m 69.12m Hammer Throw 61.72m 77.87m Javelin Throw 57.62m …