World Athletics Championships | Indian 4x400m relay teams, Shivpal Singh fail to qualify for finals

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The Indian men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams, as well as javelin thrower Shivpal Singh, failed to reach the finals of their respective events at the Athletics World Championships in Doha on Saturday. Meanwhile, Gopi Thonakal clocked 2:15:57 to finish 21st out of 73 runners in the men’s marathon.

The women’s quartet, in order of their running positions, was Jisna Mathew, MR Poovamma, VK Vismaya, and Venkatesan Subha. Clocking in at 3 minutes 29.42 seconds, the team finished sixth in the heat number one and 11th overall in the first round heats. The Indian team, however, bettered their earlier season’s best of 3:31.93 clocked during the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan, in May.

Later, the men’s 4x400m team of Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Anas, K Suresh Jeevan, and Noah Nirmal Tom ran 3:03.09 to finish seventh in heat number 2 and 13th overall out of 16 countries to crash out of the championships.

The top three from each of the two heats and the next two fastest teams qualify for the finals.

Earlier, Shivpal Singh was also unsuccessful in qualifying for the finals of the men’s javelin throw event as he finished 24th overall in the qualification round producing a best throw of 78.97m from his three attempts to finish 10th in the Group A qualification round. The 24-year-old Indian, who has a personal and season’s best of 86.23m, opened with a 75.91m before coming up with 78.97m in his second and committing a foul in his third attempt.

Those who touched the automatic qualifying mark of 84m or the 12 best performers make it to the finals. Defending champion Johannes Vetter of Germany led the finalists with a best throw of 89.35m but it was heartbreak for his compatriot, the Olympic, and Euro champion, Thomas Rohler.

Gopi Thonakal, the first and so far the only Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Asian Marathon Championship, clocked 2:15:57 to finish 21st out of 73 competitors in the men’s marathon.

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