Muhammed Anas is the national record-holder in the quartermile and had helped India to the 4x400m mixed relay gold and the men’s relay silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.
The 28-year-old was also a bronze medallist in the Federation Cup, in Ranchi in mid-May, which was the Athletics Federation of India’s selection event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on Wednesday.
With that performance, Anas should have walked into the relay team for the Bangkok Asians.
