Indian mixed 4x400m relay team may miss World Athletics Championships

India’s 4x400m mixed relay team may miss out on participation in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary after it failed to improve on its season’s best performance at the Sri Lanka National Championships in Colombo on Sunday. The Indian team is currently ranked 17th in the world rankings and the qualifying time ended on Sunday. 16 teams will participate in the tournament to be held on August 17. Athletics’ world governing body World Athletics will send invitations to the National Federations of athletes who have qualified for the respective events after the Sunday midnight deadline. If a member country decides to withdraw its qualifying athlete or relay team, the final list of qualified athletes will be released on August 2.

“Yes, our 4x400m mixed relay team is ranked 17th in the Road to Budapest list out of 16 teams that will qualify,” said a coach associated with the national camp. In the event of none of the top 16 teams making the cut, we may miss out on the tournament.” The 4x400m team of Amoj Jacob, Aishwarya Mishra, Muhammad Anas and Himanshi Malik clocked three minutes 14.70 at the Sri Lanka National Championships on Sunday. failed to improve upon her season’s best time of 2nd. The Indian team, however, won the title with a timing of 3:17.33 and remained at the 17th position in the rankings. The women’s 4x400m relay team is also not in contention to qualify for the World Championships.

The men’s 4x400m relay team is on the cusp of qualifying. The team is currently ranked 14th. Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, Diamond League medalist long jumper Murali Sreesankar and 3000m steeplechase ace Avinash Sable will spearhead the Indian challenge at the World Championships.

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