Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 29 -- India finally ended its wait for an athletics gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday as the women's 4x400m relay quartet of Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramaraj produced a composed run to clinch the title.
The Indian team clocked 3:29.69 in the final to finish first, with Bahrain taking silver in 3:30.21 and China claiming bronze in 3:31.02.
The victory was India's first athletics gold of the Games and came after the country had collected a string of silver and bronze medals in track and field.
The quartet held its composure in a closely contested race, with Bahrain and China staying in contention before India pulled clear in the closing stages.
For Vithya, the relay triump...