The Indians disappointed in World Relays with both the men's and women's 4x400m teams finishing at 17th position while the mixed 4x400m quartet stood 15th in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday. The top 10 finishers in both the men's and women's 4x400m relays and the top 12 in the mixed 4x400m qualify for the World Championships to be held in Doha in September-October. In the men's 4x400m relay, the quartet of Kunhu Muhammed, Jithu Baby, Jeevan Suresh and Muhammed Anas finished sixth and last in heat number 2 with a timing of 3:06.05. The team finished 17th and last overall also. The mixed 4x400m relay team of Jithu Baby, Sonia Baishya, Prachi and Antony Alex finished fifth in the heat and 15th overall with a time of 3:23.59.

Source: dna May 11, 2019 13:30 UTC