Indian 4*400m relay event team of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Noah Nirmal Tom completed seventh in the World Athletics Championship, Doha, clocking three minutes and 15.77 seconds. Indian team faced several collisions and falls but managed to finish seventh by recovering themselves in the last few seconds. Earlier the team has finished third in the semi-finals in the 400m relay and made it to the list of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
4x400m Mixed Relay team taking shape👟#TeamIndia quartet of Anas, Vismaya, Jisna and Noah clock SB 3:15:77 to finish 7th in the #WorldAthleticsChamps Finals @IAAFDoha2019 #GreatEffort👏#Doha2019 learning experience on the #RoadToTokyo @olympicchannel https://t.co/3dm397QyuB pic.twitter.com/RgaXVBMUjd
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) September 30, 2019
While country’s ace sprinter Dutee Chand crashed out in the beginning round at 100m event and fell far behind her own best time of 11.26 seconds. Along with the World Championship title, Dutee also lost a spot in the 2020 Olympics event.
I finished 7th in 100 metre heats by clocking 11.48 sec at IAAF World Athletics Championships at Doha Qatar.
ମଣିଷ କେବେ ବି ହାରେ ନାହିଁ ।
ମଣିଷ ଜିତେ ୟା ନେହିଁ ତ ଶିକ୍ଷେ ।
ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନରେ ସଫଳତା ମିଳେ ନାହିଁ ।
କିନ୍ତୁ ସଫଳତା ପାଇବାକୁ ହେଲେ ଅନେକ ଦିନ ମିଳେ । pic.twitter.com/o9Si5AqQ92— Dutee Chand (@DuteeChand) September 28, 2019
Meanwhile, MP Jabir finished fifth in 49.71 seconds in the Men’s 400m Hurdles semifinals and failed to qualify for the finals. Overall the first two days of Doha World Championship did not turn out to be good for India with the best of the players losing spots in the Olympics events.
However, the ongoing South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under 18 Championship ended with team India beating Bangladesh by 2-1 in the finals, lifting their maiden SAFF U-18 title at Kathmandu, Nepal. Taking the lead in the first two minutes of the match by a mindblowing goal from Vikram Pratap Singh and breaking the tie in 90+1 minutes with an impeccable goal from Ravi Bahadur Rana, team India performed brilliantly in the field.
India 🇮🇳 U18 lift maiden SAFF title 🏆 👏🏻 🥳
Read more ⏩ https://t.co/TjIpSgZQ06#BackTheBlue 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽️ #SAFFU18 pic.twitter.com/6hvxc8OdML
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 29, 2019
Meanwhile, tennis star Sumit Nagal, who won million hearts with his performance in the Grand Slam and became the first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer, won the Buenos Aires ATP Challenger tour against Facundo Bagnis bringing his ranking to 135th position.
For the first time in two years, @nagalsumit has his hands on a 🏆
The 🇮🇳 is the champion in Buenos Aires, claiming his second #ATPChallenger title. pic.twitter.com/W9VHvFT43q
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) September 29, 2019
