Asian Games relay drama: India holds off Vietnam to secure silver

In a thrilling final at Nagoya, the Indian mixed 4x400m relay team edged Vietnam by just eight hundredths of a second to finish second. The athletes—Puvamma, Thennarasu, Vithya and Manu—crossed the line in 3:14.46, while Vietnam recorded 3:14.54.

Bahrain dominated the race, breaking the Asian Games record with 3:12.87. The close finish highlighted India's depth in sprint relays, building on a gold medal performance in Jakarta 2018 and a silver finish in Hangzhou 2023.