AGENCY
SAMORIN :The Indian women 4x400m relay quartet of Jauna Murmu, Ashwini Akkunji, Anilda Thomas and M R Poovamma enhanced its Rio Olympic Games qualification chances by winning a gold medal at the PTS athletics Grand Prix with an impressive timing of 3:31.39.
After this performance, the national relay team can qualify for the Olympic Games in two ways. The Top-8 finalists in last year’s IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, have an automatic entry.
The remaining eight slots (9 to 16) shall be filled by taking into account the best two performances achieved by a national squad in international competitions held between January 1, 2015 and July 11, 2016. (PTI)
