India has added another gold to the trophy cabinet at the ongoing Asian Games 2026. The women’s 4x400m relay team erupted in celebration on the final day of athletics at the 20th Asian Games as the team stormed to gold in a time of 3:29.69. The victory marks India’s first athletics gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Games and caps a strong campaign that already included a silver in the mixed 4x400m relay earlier in the week.
Asian Games: India wins Historic Gold in Women’s 4x400m relay
The Indian quartet delivered a composed and powerful performance at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, holding off strong Asian rivals to secure the top spot on the podium. The gold arrives as a fitting reward for a squad that has long carried India’s relay ambitions on the continental stage.
After years of near-misses and consistent podium finishes in the event, the women’s team finally converted pressure into pure gold. The historic victory adds further lustre to India’s overall medal tally and injects fresh momentum into the country’s track-and-field programme as the Games enter their closing stages.