CWG: Indian athletics, gold count soars to new high

New Delhi: Indian athletics soared to a new high at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday with the women's quartet of Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose and Ashwini Chidananda winning the gold in the 4x400 metres relay, topping Monday's 1-2-3 showing by the women shot putters.

The Indians clocked 3:27.77 seconds and left Nigeria (silver, 3:28.72) and England (3:29.51) behind.

In Image: The Indian team celebrate winning gold in the Women's 4x400m Relay final during the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Tuesday

Text: IANS

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