"Unbelievable!"- Twitter salutes Indian men's 4x400m relay team for breaking Asian record

The Indian men's excellent run in the 4x400m on Friday wasn’t enough to get them into the Olympic final. Their time of 3:00.25 minutes, however, helped the team break the Asian record.

The quartet, comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob, finished fourth in their heats and ninth overall.

India’s Men’s 4x400m relay team have broken the Asian Record!Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom and Arokia Rajiv finished 4th in Heat 2 and 9th overallThe team clocked 3:00.25 but still missed the final berth by 0.88 secondsPrevious Best: 3:00.56#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/ujZBq3urJD

— Sportskeeda India (@Sportskeeda) August 6, 2021

Check out: Amoj Jacob - 3 things you need to know about sprinter who helped Indian men's relay team set Asian record at Olympics 2021

Heat two was won by Poland, who clocked 2:58.55 to make their way into the final. They were followed by Jamaica and Belgium. The Indians finished just 0.88 seconds off third place. Amoj Jacob was the fastest of the Indian foursome, the 22-year-old completing his lap in 44.68 secs.

The Indian men’s long-relay team has come a long way since the 2016 Rio Olympics, where they were disqualified. More support and exposure could see this bunch of youngsters achieving great results in the years to come.

Fans react to the Indian relay team's stellar effort

Social media was abuzz following the feat of the relay team. It will be ranked as one of best performances by Indian athletes at the Olympics. Fans poured in with their messages of appreciation for the fantastic performance and wished the relay team the best for future events.

Indian men 4*400 relay team finish 4th in heat 2 . It is a Asian record with a time of 3:00:25. Brilliant brilliant effort. Well done Anas, Noah, Arokia and Jacobs . #IndianAthletics #Athletics #Tokyo2020 @afiindia

— Rahul Bhutani (@BhutaniRahul) August 6, 2021

Indian men relay team create 4*400m Asian Record of 3:00:25 but still not able to make it to final . Good effort by team Team : @muhammedanasyah , Amoj Jacob , Nirmal Toh and Rajiv Arokia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/B7kgkMEoLN

— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) August 6, 2021

Amazing finish for the Indian team in the 4x400 men’s relay. New Asian record according to the commentators. Just miss out on a spot in the final. Fast bowlers and now fast runners. The need for pace beginning to get fulfilled across the board for India #Tokyo2020 #Olympics

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) August 6, 2021

#Tokyo2020 #Athletics An Asian Record in men's 4x400m relay by the Indian athletes. So close to the final! But that was a fantastic run. https://t.co/8cwPJE7w5I pic.twitter.com/JHNmEWnlkD

— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) August 6, 2021

Indian men's 4x400 relay team ofMuhammed Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal Tom, Amoj Jacob and Arokia Rajiv set a new Asian record over the distance with a time of 3:00.25 seconds but they finish fourth in the heats and fail to qualify for final (top three earn direct qualification)

— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 6, 2021

A brilliant performance by the Indian men’s 4x400 relay team. What a last lap. Qualification for finals or not, it’s a big leap from Rio

— Vivek Krishnan (@Viv_Krishnan) August 6, 2021

Despite setting an Asian Record in the Men's 4×400M relay, the Indian team finished 4th in the heats. Poland, Belgium and Jamaica qualify for the next round. India missed out. #Athletics pic.twitter.com/eK3x5Nrjo5

— Vijay Arumugam (@vijayarumugam) August 6, 2021

Great efforts by our Indian relay team. https://t.co/5JvAcl4HLp

— Ann (@Greeshma143) August 6, 2021

Congratulations for Indian 4*400 relay team for making new Asian record at Tokyo 2020 Olympics#Athletics #Relay #TeamIndia #Cheer4india #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/GLMrhGjduL

— సత్య వంశీ 🇮🇳 (@sammeta_satya) August 6, 2021

#Athletics - Split for Indian men 4*400 relay team - 44.68 from Amoj Jacob in last leg. Anas ran 45.67 but the first leg in 4*400 is a tough one with three staggers. 44.84 from Rajiv Arokia as well #IndianAthletics . Brilliant performance form all 4 #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/JXxT9PsQsm

— Rahul Bhutani (@BhutaniRahul) August 6, 2021

Amoj Jacob was the inform 400m runner having improved his PB from 46.32 to 45.68 this year. He ran a superb last leg. Anas with his experience did well on 1st leg from the 2nd lane & it was pleasing to see him run down Colombia in 3rd lane #Athletics #Tokyo2020 #IndianAthletics

— Rahul Bhutani (@BhutaniRahul) August 6, 2021

Indian 🇮🇳Men's team just set a new Asian record in 4x400m relay finishing 4th in their heat.Ended up missing qualifying for the finals by just a whisker (under a second).👏👏👏#Athletics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/Os0fmQdEpS

— Prathik 🇮🇳 (@traphikp) August 6, 2021

What's amazing about the Indian relay team's achievement is that they went into the #Olympics having not competed in int'l meets for over a year. Despite all the setbacks, re-writing the Asian record is brilliant. Can't help but imagine what was possible with more exposure https://t.co/P683eHZ8S8

— Martin J P (@martin_josephp) August 6, 2021

Proud of Men's Indian 4X400 relay team. They ran brilliantly. There is a bright future for athletics in India.

— Bahubali Chowkidar Broad Wit🇮🇳 (@BroadWit) August 6, 2021