India’s 4x400m women’s relay team today clinched its fifth consecutive gold medal in the Asian Games here to maintain a remarkable domination in this event showing the dominance of Indian athletes.
The Indian women’s quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth ran 3 minutes and 28.72 seconds to claim the gold.
Bahrain (3:30.61) and Vietnam (3:33.23) took the silver and bronze respectively. India has been winning Gold in this event ever since 2002 edition of the Asian Games.
The Indian women’s quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth ran 3 minutes and 28.72 seconds to claim the gold.
Hima Das started the first run and gave India the very much needed lead in the first lap, then MR Poovamma took the baton from the Assamese lady and kept up the lead while the rest of the runner also did fairly well to keep up that lead.
Congratulations messages started pouring in for the team as public figures from all spectrums took to Twitter to greet the champions.
Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh was the first to congratulate the Gold medalists:
Another Gold Medal for India in Athletics. India’s women athletes bring home the Gold in the 4×400 metres relay at the Asian Games. A proud moment for the country. Congratulations to @HimaDas8 and her team on their stunning performance and victory.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 30, 2018
Chief Minister of Assam and former Sports minister Sarbanana Sonowal also congratulated the relay team:
Stupendous by the team of Hima Das, PR Machettira, Saritaben Gayakwad and VV Koroth to convincingly win the Gold 🏅 in Women's 4×400 m Relay.
A brilliant job done. Kudos.#AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/bbeWdgnCay
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) August 30, 2018
President of Akali Dal, Sri Sukhbir Singh Badal also congratulated the relay team:
Superb performance by our athelets! while women won Fifth consecutive 4x400m Relay #Gold. The men clinched #Silver in the same event. #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/XgIS2hWQDt
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) August 30, 2018
Last but not least, the president of India, Sri Ramnath Singh Kovind also congratulated the medal-winning relay team:
Congratulations to our Golden Girls – Hima Das, MR Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Koroth for winning the Gold in the Women's 4x400m Relay at the @asiangames2018. Daughters of India continue to make us all proud! #PresidentKovind pic.twitter.com/rhC4L3tAse
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 30, 2018
VIDEO:
Indian Women's win 5th Asian Games 4x400m Gold in a row
Team of Hima Das, MR Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and VK Vismaya wins Asian Games 2018 4x400m Gold Medal with the timing of 3:28.72 This is India's 5th Asian Games 4x400m Gold in a row.
Posted by Athletics Federation of India on Thursday, August 30, 2018