The mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Rajesh Ramesh, Rupal, Avinash Krishna Kumar, and Jyothika Sri Dandi were the first Indian team to take the tracks at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium. However, they could only manage a sixth-place finish in heat 2 with a timing of 3:20.36.
The Indian men’s 4x400m relay team of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammad Ajmal, and Amoj Jacob, who had previously won the Asian Games gold at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and hold the national and Asian records in the event, did not finish their race in heat 4. Anas ran a 45.93 in the opening split, the second-best among the teams in the heat, but unfortunately, Ramesh was unable to continue in the second leg due to an injury.
Rajesh Ramesh fell after suffering cramps in his leg muscles as reported by the Athletics Federation of India. Botswana (2:59.73) and South Africa (2:59.76) were