India created history as they broke the previous National Record which was set at the Asian Games 2018. The relay team of Rajesh Ramesh, Aishwarya Mishra, Amoj Jacob & Subha Venkatesan brought the gold to India. At the 4X400m mixed relay, the Indian team wins the gold ahead of Japan and Sri Lanka at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok. They made the new National Record of 3.14.70 after breaking the old mark of 3.15.71.
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India's Murali Sresshankar won the silver medal in the men's long jump event. Murali managed an 8.37m jump, just 0.4m short of his personal best in Bhubaneswar last month. He managed the jump with his final attempt of the day but failed to Chinese Taipei's Yu Tang-Lin's 8.40m attempt. Yu Tang-Lin took the gold.
Indian athletes Anil Sarvesh Kushare and Swapna Barman win silver medals in the men's high jump and women's-only heptathlon events on the fourth day of the Asian Athletics Championships 2023. Tamilarasan Santhosh Kumar logged a new season's best timing to bag a bronze in the men's 400m hurdles race.
With the addition of the five medals - one gold, three silver, and one bronze - on Saturday, India's total medals tally at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 currently stands at 14 medals - six gold, four silver, and four bronze.