The AFI held trials for selecting the female members of India's Tokyo-bound 4*400m relay team in Patiala. (NIS)Revathi V of Tamil Nadu, a national camper, emerged fastest in the trial to pick two women runners for the 4x400m mixed relay team. Revathi V (53.55 seconds), Shuba V (54.26s), Dhanalakshmi S (54.27), Jisna Mathew (54.31s) and 4x400m mixed relay gold medallist in Jakarta Asian Games, Vismaya VK (55.34s), were the athletes who competed in the trial. In 2018 Jakarta Asiad, Vismaya was the toast of the Indian relay team which went on to win the gold and two years later her poor timing is worrying all. The trial was the only way out for the AFI to pick two female runners for the mixed relay team.

Source: Indian Express July 04, 2021 15:24 UTC