Womens 400M Relay Final- Asian Games 2014

India won the women's 4x400m relay event in the Asian Games 2014 as its quartet ran a brilliant race to win the gold in the 17th edition in Incheon.

The quartet of Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and M.R. Poovamma won the race in 3:28.68 to improve upon the earlier Games record of 3:29.02 which was also in the name of the gold-winning Indian team in 2010. This was the 2nd gold for India from athletics in Asian games 2014 after Seema Punia bagged the yellow metal in women's discus throw.

Japan won the silver in 3:30.80 while China bagged the bronze in 3:32.02.

The first runner, Panwar lagged behind her Japanese counterpart but Tintu Luka, who won a silver in 800m race, ran a brilliant race to recover the loss ground for India.

India took a small lead after two laps before Mandeep widened the gap in the third lap after holding out a strong challenge from her Japanese counterpart. Mandeep Kaur, ran an impressive third leg, was also part of that gold-winning quartet in the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

Poovamma, who won a bronze in 400m race, then anchored India to gold by blasting her way to the finishing line.

This was the fourth time India has bagged gold in women's 4x400m relay in Asian Games as the country has been winning the event since the 2002 Busan Games.

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