Does the Indian men's 4x400m relay team qualify for the Paris Olympic Games 2024? Yes, it has qualified, as did the Indian women's 4x400m relay team. A video has gone viral on social media, purportedly from the race where the men's unit booked their quota. While it is, the video is not from it.
The Indian women's and men's teams qualified the World Athletics 2024 Relay in Bahamas on May 6. However, the videos shared is widely on social media, including on X (formerly known as Twitter) are from the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary in August 2023.
The women's team, consisting of Rupal Chaudhary, MR Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha Venkatesan, has qualified for the Paris Olympic Games 2024 after finishing runners-up in their second-round heat at the competition in Nassau, in the Caribbean country. The Indian women clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds, bettered only by the Jamaican squad, which completed the heat in 3 minutes and 28.54 seconds.
Indian men's team, consisting of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob, also completed its heat as the second-best team and booked a ticket to Paris with a collective timing of 3 minutes and 3.23 seconds. USA finished first, clocking 2 minutes and 59.95 seconds.
The Indian men’s 4x400m relay team did remarkably well there, clocking a new Asian record in the heat (2:59.05s) and progressing to the final with a second-place finish. In the final, the Indian men stood fifth, with a time of 2:59:92.