India, Sept. 30 -- The incomparable PT Usha tucked another gold to the three she had already won when she anchored the Indian women's 1600-metre relay squad to a brilliant finish at the Olympic Stadium here today. The Indian quartet of MD Valsamma, Vandana Rao, Shiny Abraham and Usha posted 3 min. 35.58 sec. to finish first among a pack of only four.

Jordan and Indonesia withdrew from the race, leaving China, Japan, Korea and India in the field. However, the Indian women's 4 x 100-metre relay team, who was earlier favoured for the title, were beaten to the fourth place because of poor baton changes in the second and third legs. China dominated the relay events, which were carried over into the final day of the Games. They won two out of ...