The 400m race is a kind of a track and field competition, one where India has set a solid record and timing over the years
This race for men was first held during the 1896 summer Olympics and for women it was first held in 1964 Olympics. In this race the one lap is counted, when an athlete completes one outdoor round of the track. So, let’s have a look at the top records created in Indian men’s 400m race.
Top record and time in India 400m men’s race
1. Arokia Rajiv
Rajiv is an Indian sprinter. His speciality is 400m race. During the 2018 Asian Games, he got the third rank for the 400m race. During the 2016 South Asian Games, he had won a gold medal for the 400m race. During the 2019 Asian Championship, he was ranked at the 4th position for completing the 400m race in 45.37 seconds. During the 2014 Asian Games, which was held in Incheon, he completed the race in 45.92 seconds.
2. Alex Antony
Kerala’s Antony is an Indian sprinter. During the 2019 Indian Grand Prix V, which was held in Patiala, he completed the 400m race in 46.78 seconds. And in the same year he qualified for the finals of National Inter-State Athletics Championship, which was held in the PAC Stadium and even went on to break the record of Harsh Baljeet Singh. He completed the 400m race in 46.17 seconds.
3. Amoj Jacob PA
Jacob is an Indian sprinter whose specialty is 400m race. During the 2017 Asian Athletics Championship, he had won a gold medal for 400m race and he completed the race in 3:02.92 seconds. With this performance, India had won the gold medal for the event after a very long time, as we first won it in Seoul in 1975. Jacob’s performance in this event was the sixth best timing in the world.
4. Kunhu Muhammad
Muhammad is an Indian sprinter, whose specialty is 400m race. During the 2016 South Asian Games, which was held in Guwahati, Shillong, he had won a silver medal, for the 400m race event.
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