Summary
Vithya ran the final leg and kept the lead 🏅.
They finished in 3:29.69, just ahead of Bahrain.
The win gave India a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Key Points
4 points1
India's women's four‑person 400‑meter relay team earned gold.
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Team members: Kiran, Poovamma, Prachi, and Vithya.
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Winning time: three minutes twenty‑nine point six nine seconds.
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Bahrain finished second in three minutes thirty seconds, China third.
New Words to Learn
7 wordsanchor
the runner who finishes the race for the team
relay
a race where teammates take turns running and pass a baton
quartet
a group of four people
leg
one part of a relay race that a single runner runs
final leg
the last part of the race, run by the last team member
medal
a prize given for winning a competition
contested
a close and competitive race
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