Glasgow, July 31 -- India's mixed 4x400m relay team qualified for the final of the athletics competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after finishing fourth in its heat on Friday.

The quartet of Vishal TK, Rajesh Ramesh, Rashdeep Kaur and Neeru Pathak clocked 3 minutes 20.98 seconds to secure fourth place in their heat and advanced as the seventh fastest team overall.

India produced a composed performance to stay in contention for a medal despite missing an automatic qualifying position. The team will now look to improve its timing in the final against a stronger field early Sunday IST.

Earlier in the day, Tejaswin Shankar remained firmly in the medal hunt in the men's decathlon. He finished second in his 110m hurdles heat before regis...