Indians who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics so far - Part 2

ATHLETICS

The famed 4x400m relay quartet

1) Avinash Sable - The 25-year-old from Mandwa, Maharashtra smashed the National record by clocking 8:21:37 to secure the Olympic quota in the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha.

This was also the 4th time in less than a year when Sable has set a new National Record. Even though he finished at 13th place out of 16 racers in the fray, it was enough for him to earn a ticket to Tokyo as the Olympic qualification mark had been set to 8:22:00.

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2) Irfan Kolothum Thodi - A member of the Indian Army, Kerela born 29-year-old athlete Irfan Thodi secured an Olympic quota by finishing fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan earlier this year.

With a timing of 1 hour, 20 mins and 57 seconds, Irfan crossed the automatic Olympic qualification mark which was set to 1 hour and 21 mins. His personal best stands at 1 hour 20 mins and 21 seconds, a mark which he set during the 2012 London Olympics.

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3) 4*400 mixed relay team - The Indian mixed 4*400 relay time comprising of Muhammad Anas, Jisna Mathew, V K Vismaya, and Nirmal Noah Tom, who are also the reigning Asian Champions qualified for the 2020 Olympics after entering the finals of the World Championships in Doha.

The quartet clocked 3:16:14 to finish third in their heats, and as per rules, top 3 teams in each of the two heats and two fastest losers had a shot at securing an Olympic quota, owing to which the four athletes sealed their spot in the global event set to take place next year.

Even though the team clocked their season best of 3:15:77 in the finals, it was only as good as to give them the 7th place. USA set the World Record in this newly added event in Olympics by clicking 3:09:34 while Jamaica (3:11.78) and Bahrain (3:11.82) clinched the silver and bronze medals respectively.