CWG 2022: Indian team qualifies for final of men's 4 x 400 relay event

The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal and Amol Jacob have qualified for the final of the men`s 4 x 400 relay event after performing great in their heat number 2 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. The Indian team finished in the second spot in heat 2, having clocked the timings of 3:06.97 seconds. At the top was team Kenya, which clocked a timing of 3:06.76s. At the third position was the team of Trinidad and Tobago, which ended with timings of 3:07.12s on the board.

These three teams have earned a spot in the final. Also, Barbados has earned a spot in the final after clocking 3:07.23s and finishing at fourth position in their heat. Also, India`s Ancy Sojan Edappilly failed to make it to the final of the women`s long jump event after coming at seventh position in the Group A qualifying round and finishing 13th overall. She had the best attempt of 6.25 m in her second attempt.

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First six players from her group qualified for the final. The automatic qualification mark was 6.75 m. Australia`s Brooke Buschkuehl finished at the top spot in Group A with the best jump of 6.84 m. The second and third positions were occupied by England`s Lorraine Ugen (best of 6.79 m) and Nigeria`s Ruth Usoro ( best of 6.59 m). Earlier, Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the final of women`s 100 m hurdles. She finished fourth in her round one, heat two. Yarraji had clocked the timing of 13.18 seconds and finished 10th overall.

At 12:45 AM, ace Indian sprinter Hima Das will be taking part in the women`s 200m semifinal. Commonwealth Games 2022 started in Birmingham on July 28 and will go on till August 8.