Asian Games 2026: India women win 4x400 m relay gold; men's relay, Gulveer Singh and Pooja Singh add bronzes
On 29 September 2026, the final day of athletics at Aichi-Nagoya, Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj won the women's 4x400 m relay in 3:29.69 — India's only athletics gold of the Games.
Summary
India's women's 4x400 m relay quartet clocked 3:29.69 at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Nagoya, ahead of Bahrain (3:30.21) and China (3:31.02). It was India's sixth Asian Games title in the event and the first since Jakarta 2018. The men's 4x400 m team (Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu T.S., Jay Kumar, Vishal T.K.) won bronze in 3:01.61 behind Japan and Qatar — India's 12th medal in the event. Gulveer Singh took 5000 m bronze (13:32.75) after silvers in the 10000 m and 1500 m, Pooja Singh won high jump bronze (1.84 m) and the mixed 4x100 m relay team won bronze in a national record 41.06 s. India finished athletics with 24 medals (1 gold, 9 silver, 14 bronze).
Key facts
- Women's 4x400 m gold
- Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary, Vithya Ramraj — 3:29.69
- Silver / bronze
- Bahrain 3:30.21 / China 3:31.02
- Title count
- India's 6th women's 4x400 m Asiad gold; first since 2018
- Men's 4x400 m bronze
- 3:01.61; Japan gold (3:00.75), Qatar silver (3:00.93)
- Gulveer Singh
- 5000 m bronze 13:32.75; earlier silvers in 10000 m and 1500 m
- Pooja Singh
- High jump bronze, 1.84 m
- Mixed 4x100 m
- Bronze, national record 41.06 s
- India athletics tally
- 24 medals: 1 gold, 9 silver, 14 bronze
- Venue
- Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Nagoya, Japan
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Which team finished second behind India in the women's 4x400 m relay at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Bahrain
India won in 3:29.69; Bahrain took silver in 3:30.21 and China bronze in 3:31.02.
Which of the following athletes was NOT part of India's gold-winning women's 4x400 m relay team at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Harita Bhadra
The gold-winning quartet was Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj. Harita Bhadra ran in the mixed 4x100 m relay.
Gulveer Singh completed a hat-trick of medals at the Asian Games 2026 with a bronze in which event?
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Correct answer: D — 5000 m
Gulveer Singh won bronze in the 5000 m (13:32.75) after winning silver medals in the 10000 m and 1500 m.
Consider the following statements about India at the Asian Games 2026 athletics: 1. The women's 4x400 m relay gold was India's first title in the event since Jakarta 2018. 2. India won more athletics medals than it did at Hangzhou 2023. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: it was India's sixth title and first since Jakarta 2018. Statement 2 is wrong: India won 24 athletics medals, five fewer than the 29 at Hangzhou 2023.
With what time did India's men's 4x400 m relay team win bronze at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 3:01.61
India clocked 3:01.61 for bronze; Japan won gold in 3:00.75 and Qatar silver in 3:00.93.