CHENNAI: After initial hiccups, the India men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams qualified for the Paris Games by finishing second in their respective Olympic qualifying rounds at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, the Bahamas, on Sunday. The men’s team clocked 3:03.23, while the women’s team registered 3:29.35.
On the opening day, the men’s team was dealt a blow when Rajesh Ramesh got injured in the heats. The team could not complete the race and had to wait until the next day to book an Olympic quota. In the second Olympic qualifying round (led by Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob), Rajesh was replaced by Arokia Rajiv and the two-time Olympian did not disappoint.
