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India win women's 4x100m relay gold at Asian Relays Championships 2026

Sunday, 21 June 2026 5 min readSource: SportstarArticle 6 of 13

India's women's 4x100m relay team won gold at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 in Shangyu, China, clocking a season-best 43.85 seconds on June 21, 2026. The winning quartet comprised Srabani Nanda, S.S. Sneha, Sudeshna Shivankar and Tamanna, holding off China and Thailand on the anchor leg. India finished the championships with three medals — the women's 4x100m gold, a silver in the mixed 4x400m relay (behind Kazakhstan) and a bronze in the mixed 4x100m relay.

Key Facts & Details

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India won women's 4x100m relay gold at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 (June 21).
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The team clocked a season-best 43.85 seconds at Shangyu, China.
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The quartet: Srabani Nanda, S.S. Sneha, Sudeshna Shivankar and Tamanna.
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India also took silver in the mixed 4x400m relay (behind Kazakhstan).
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India added a bronze in the mixed 4x100m relay for a three-medal haul.

Deep Dive

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It was the second edition of the Asian Relays Championships.
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Relay events are key qualification and points opportunities for major Games.
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Srabani Nanda is an experienced Olympian sprinter.

Exam Focus

Which event did India win gold in at the Asian Relays Championships 2026, and with what timing?

Exam Relevance & Angle

Athletics medal results — event, team, venue and timing — are clean exam hooks; India's track-and-field golds are common GA material across banking, SSC and railway exams.

Target Exams

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Background & Context

The Asian Relays Championships is a continental track-and-field event focused on relay disciplines (4x100m, 4x400m and mixed relays), organised under the Asian Athletics Association. Relay golds carry value beyond medals — strong relay squads build toward the Asian Games, Asian Athletics Championships and World Relays. India's sprint relay programme has been improving steadily, and a season-best timing indicates the team's best performance of the year. The 4x100m is a sprint relay where four runners each cover 100m, exchanging a baton within designated zones.