New Delhi

The core group of 400m runners are all set to contend at the weekend’s Planet Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, a qualifying function for the Paris Olympic Video games. In preparing for the Environment Relays, the Indian staff has been practising in the Bahamas for the previous 4 months, main athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair mentioned. “We are self-assured of a great clearly show at the Globe Relays,” the chief athletics mentor extra.

The two-day Planet Relays on Saturday and Sunday at Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson Stadium will witness world and Olympic champions in action. The Planet Relays will be the 1st international occasion that gives Paris Olympic Online games qualification berths.

The Indian team will compete in men’s 4x400m relay women’s 4x400m relay and combined 4x400m relay.

The Indian men’s 4x400m relay crew is clubbed in the very first warmth. Australia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Botswana, South Africa, France and Spain are the other teams in fray. Top two teams will get paid a location in the Sunday final.

The men’s 4x400m relay workforce experienced two times shattered the Asian history on their way to fifth location finish at the 2023 Budapest Planet Athletics Championships. The national men’s crew also gained gold at the Hangzhou Asian Game titles.

Indian team’s very best time in 2023 was 2:59.05 when time best is 3:05.71.

The blended 4x400m relay team is grouped in warmth 2 with Hungary, Italy, Bahrain, Nigeria, United states and South Africa.

The women’s 4x400m relay group is clubbed with Zambia, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Netherlands and Australia. The staff has a period very best time of 3:31.85

Staff: Men’s 4x400m relay: Amoj Jacob, Avinash Krishna Kumar, Arokia Rajiv, Rajesh Ramesh, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Anas, Yashas Palaksha

Women’s 4x400m: Jyothika Sri Dandi, MR Poovamma, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi, Vithya Ramraj, Rupal, Subha Venkatesan

Mixed 4x400m: Jyothika Sri Dandi, Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Vithya Ramraj, Rupal, Yashas Palaksha.