Athletics, Mixed 4x400m: India advance to the final

A comfortable outing in the mixed 4x400m heats for India as athletics action begin in Japan.

The quartet of Manu Saji, Poovamma Raju, Jay Kumar, and Kiran clock 3:16.23 to finish second in their heat by China.

Veteran Poovamma Raju, running the second leg, was impressive in particular, overtaking two runners on the final bend to give India the lead.

Jay Kumar maintained it before Kiran fell behind in the home stretch to cross the line second.