Indian 4x400m mixed relay team cruises into U20 World Athletics Championships 2021 final

The Indian mixed 4x400m relay team, quartermiler Priya Mohan and shot-putter Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal have advanced to the finals of the U20 World Athletics Championships 2021.

The Indian contingent at the World U20 Athletics Championships.

The Indian mixed 4x400m relay team put up a stunning performance to finish first in its heat and cruise into the final of the U-20 World Athletics Championships here on Wednesday.

The Indian team of Abdul Razzaq, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil won its heat with a championship record timing of 3:23.36s, which was then bettered by Nigeria in the second heat. The Nigerians shaved off two seconds from India's timing to finish with a timing of 3:21:66s. The 4x400 relay finals will be held later this evening at 7:15pm IST.

With a time of 3:23.39 #TeamIndia wins it heat-1 in first position and qualified for the finals of 4*400m mixed relay event at #U20WorldChampionships in #Nairobi

Well done boys & girls, medal pic.twitter.com/OGorN4uC06

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 18, 2021

 

Priya, India's fastest quartermiler, finished fourth in her heat but made it to the women's 400m final after finishing among the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers. The top two from each of three heats and two fastest losers are awarded a spot in the final and Priya's timing of 53.79s, the fourth fastest overall, ensured her a spot in the podium race. Summy, the other Indian in the fray, finished fifth in her heat with a timing of 55.43s and did not qualify for the final.

Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal progressed to the shot put final after finishing 11th in the qualifiers with a best throw of 17.92m.