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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Vishal shows mental strength en route mixed relay gold in Asian Athletics
T K Vishal CHENNAI: India's T K Vishal suffered a heartbreak after he fell agonisingly short (0.02 seconds) of winning bronze in the men's 400m individual event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi. He did not have much time to think about the race as he had to prepare himself for the mixed 400m relay, which was scheduled two hours later. The 21-year-old Tamil Nadu boy quickly recovered from the disappointment, getting back on the track and running the third leg to give a sizeable lead to Subha Venkatesan, who anchored the team to gold. What makes Vishal's performance impressive is that he shifted to 400m just a year ago from sprint. It was Vishal's former coach, Seenivasan Ramaiah, who urged him to make the switch – and the results are starting to show. After the 400m individual race, Vishal hugged Seenivasan in disbelief. He had recorded a personal-best time of 45.57 seconds, but it was not enough to win a medal. Prior to the Asian Championships, Vishal had a PB of 46.12s and he trimmed 0.55s to set the new mark. 'I had identified him before the Covid-19 pandemic but only started training him last year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Penwortham: New Laptops Selling Out Fast (Take A Look) BudgetSmart | Search Ads Undo He comes from a humble background, and his family was in a dilemma whether to send him to work or support him to become a professional athlete. His parents placed their trust in me, which gave me confidence. I told Vishal that he would not be able to perform well in 100m and 200m, and I advised him to shift to 400m,' Seenivasan, who is a high performance coach for sprinters in NCOE Trivandrum, told TOI from South Korea. 'He struggled for a month and told me not to force as he could not adapt quickly. But I was confident and knew that somehow I will be able to shape him into a good quarter-miler. I knew it will be tough physically and mentally, but we had to be patient with the process.' At the TN State Championships in June last year, the coach was confident that his student will win gold, but Vishal was not sure. The result shocked many as Vishal, within a month of shifting to 400m, went on to bag the top spot. He later clinched several medals and joined the national camp under Jamaican coach Jason Dawson in December. Vishal will next take part in the men's 400m relay on Thursday, and he will once again be an important cog in the team. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
India Gazette
10-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
14 Indian athletes to participate in World Athletics Relays 2025
New Delhi [India] May 10 (ANI): India will send a team of 14 athletes to participate in the World Athletics Relays 2025, which will take place in Guangzhou, China, on May 10 and 11, as per website. This year's event at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium will include six relay categories: men's 4x400m, men's 4x100m, women's 4x400m, and women's 4x100m, as well as mixed relays for both 4x400m and 4x100m. This will be the seventh edition of the World Athletics Relays, and it will be the first time the event will be held in China. For the first time, the mixed 4x100m relay will be featured at the World Relays. Additionally, India will only participate in the men's and mixed 4x400m races. Guangzhou 25 also serves as a qualifying event for the World Athletics Championships 2025, which is set to occur in Tokyo this September. A total of 730 competitors from 43 different nations will take part in the World Relays. Each country can submit one team for each event, with a limit of eight athletes per team. The first 14 teams in each category, excluding the mixed 4x100m, will secure automatic spots for the Tokyo 25 World Championships, where 16 teams will compete in each relay. The final two slots will be assigned according to the most impressive results achieved throughout the qualification phase, which occurred from February 25, 2024, to August 24, 2025. The Indian men's 4x400m team will be led by the top five competitors from the Federation Cup 2025 held in Kochi: TK Vishal, Jay Kumar, TS Manu, Dharamveer Choudhary, and Rince Joseph. Olympic athletes Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan are the standout athletes in the mixed 4x400m relay team. Olympians Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan headline the mixed 4x400m relay squad. Indian squad at the World Relays 2025 Men's 4x400m: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Dharamveer Choudhary, Rince Joseph, Tushar Kanti, Jay Kumar, Mohit Kumar, TS Manu and TK Vishal. Mixed 4x400m: Amoj Jacob, Dharamveer Choudhary, TK Vishal, Sneha Kolleri, Jisna Mathew, Rupal, Subha Venkatesan. (ANI)
