India’s 4×400 Relay Team finished fifth in the World Athletics Championships 2023 final on Sunday, August 27 in Budapest, while the USA claimed gold, France won silver, and Great Britain won bronze.
The Indian relay team had earlier set an Asian record time in the semifinal heats but they could only manage a fifth-place finish, clocking a time of 2:59.92 seconds.
The United States continued their dominance as they finished first with a time of 2:57:31, and the French set a new national record by clocking a time of 2:58:45 seconds.
Great Britain meanwhile won the bronze with a time of 2:58:71 seconds, their season best.
Much credit to the men’s relay team of Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh as they finished narrowly behind the heavyweights of world athletics.
Indian men's 4x400m relay team finish 5th with a time of 2:59.92 seconds at Budapest World Athletics Championships.
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 27, 2023
For the first time in history, the Indian men’s team had qualified for the World Athletics Championships 4×400 relay final. The quartet of Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh set an Asian record time of 2:59.05 which saw them finish second behind only the USA.
Riding on their astonishing performance in the semifinal heat, the Indian 4×400 relay team had made it into Sunday’s final alongside heavyweights such as the US, Great Britain, Italy, Jamaica and others.
In the final though, the quartet of USA, featuring Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson and Rai Benjamin was way ahead of the chasing pack.
