India sorely missed national record-holder Muhammed Anas as it picked up a silver in the men’s 4x400m relay at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok on Sunday.
And there was big disappointment in the women’s mile relay where India, the champion in the last five editions of the Asian Games, could manage just a bronze. Vietnam and Sri Lanka grabbed the brighter medals ahead of India.
After picking golds the last three days, there was a silver shower — eight of them — on the championships’ final day. And India finished third in the medals’ table with six gold, 12 silver and nine bronze. Japan and China took the first two spots.
