India’s women’s 4x100m relay team won gold, while the mixed 4x400m and mixed 4x100m teams claimed silver and bronze at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 in Shangyu.
Women's 4x100m team strikes gold as India secure three-medal haul at Asian Relays Championships (PC: AFI/X)
India wrapped up an impressive campaign at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 in Shangyu, China, with a gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay, adding to a silver in the mixed 4x400m relay and a bronze in the mixed 4x100m relay.
The quartet of Srabani Nanda, Sneha SS, Sudeshna Shivankar and Tamanna delivered a season-best performance of 43.85 seconds to clinch gold in the women’s 4x100m relay, providing India with its biggest success of the championships.
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India had earlier opened its medal account with silver in the mixed 4x400m relay. The team comprising MR Poovamma, Neeru Pathak, Theerthesh P Shetty and Barath Sridhar clocked 3:17.06 to finish second behind Kazakhstan, which claimed gold in 3:16.75. Host nation China settled for bronze with a time of 3:17.20.
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SILVER FOR INDIA! 🥈
Theerthesh Shetty, Poovamma Raju, Barath Sridhar & Neeru Pathak power Team India to SILVER in the 4x400m Mixed Relay at the 2nd Asian Relay Championships! 🙌#IndianAthletics #AFI pic.twitter.com/b0U0Nx0B2q
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The podium finish marked India’s second medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Relays Championships, having won gold in the inaugural edition in Bangkok in 2024.
India also secured bronze in the mixed 4x100m relay through a team featuring Animesh Kujur, Pranav Gurav, Tamanna and Sneha Shanuvalli. The quartet crossed the line in 41.47 seconds, narrowly missing the national record of 41.35 seconds that was set at the World Relays earlier this year.
Thailand won gold in the event with a timing of 41.14 seconds, while China finished second in 41.29 seconds.
The strong showing in Shangyu comes at a crucial stage of the season as Indian relay teams continue preparations for major international competitions, including the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
India will also host the next edition of the Asian Relays Championships in Chandigarh in 2027, following the successful staging of the inaugural event in Bangkok in 2024, where the country won one gold and two silver medals.
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