India beat China to clinch mixed relay gold in Asian Athletics Championships

India defended its 4x400m mixed relay gold in the Asian Athletics Championships with a domineering performance in Gumi, South Korea, on Wednesday.

The Indian quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, Santhosh Kumar, Vishal TK and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3:18.12 to take gold, beating powerhouses China by over two seconds (3:20.52). Sri Lanka took bronze at 3:21.95.

Santhosh gave India a good lead, and Rupal stretched it further as she handed over the baton to Vishal, who ensured that Subha, a member of the gold-winning side from 2023, had enough daylight to finish the race in style.

Earlier today, Rupal took silver in women's 400 m, clocking 52.68 seconds, finishing behind Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17).

Tejaswin Shankar claimed silver in the Decathlon with 7618 points, while China's Fei Xiang (7634) took gold, and Japan's Keisuke Okuda (7602) bagged the bronze.

Meanwhile, Praveen Chithravel bagged a silver medal in the men's triple jump with an effort of 16.90m, finishing behind China's Zhu Yaming (17.06).