Indian 4x400m relay teams qualify for Paris Olympic Games
Michael Jones and Brad Wheal returned to Scotland’s 15-member T20 World Cup squad, while seasoned Somerset pacer Josh Davey missed out.
Oldest player
Uganda o¡-spinner Frank Nsubuga is set to become the oldest cricketer to play in the T20 World Cup at the age of 43.
On Monday, the Uganda Cricket Association announced a 15-member squad for the marquee event, the country’s rstever appearance in the main round of the competition.
The squads: Scotland: Richie
Berrington (capt.), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt and Brad Wheal. Uganda: Brian Masaba (capt.), Riazat Ali Shah (vice-capt.), Kenneth Waiswa, Dinesh Nakrani, Frank Nsubuga, Ronak Patel, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Bilal Hassun, Fred Achelam, Robinson Obuya, Simon Ssesazi, Henry Ssenyondo, Alpesh Ramjani and Juma Miyaji. Reserve players: Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze.
The Indian men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams qualied for Paris Olympics after nishing second in their respective secondround heats at the World Athletics Relays here on Monday.
In the women’s competition, the quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, M.R. Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds to nish second behind Jamaica (3:28.54) in heat number one to book a Paris Games ticket.
Later, the men’s squad of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal,
The 4x400 relay teams that booked the ticket to Paris.
Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob nished with a collective timing of 3 minutes and 3.23 seconds to also nish second in their heat, behind USA (2:59.95).
The top two teams in each of the three heats in the second round were to qualify for the Olympics to be held from July 26 to August 11.
Meanwhile, India pulled out of the mixed 4x400m relay second round heat
races on Monday as Rajesh Ramesh was not available after su¡ering muscle cramps while running the men’s 4x400m rst round heat on Sunday.
Ramesh had also run the mixed 4x400m race on Sunday.
India had featured in mixed 4x400m relay in the Tokyo Olympics where the event made its debut.
The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team will be returning to Olympics after missing out in Tokyo Games.
Eighth time
The Paris participation will be the eighth time for the Indian women’s 4x400m team, the rst being in 1984 Games. For the men’s 4x400m, this will be the fourth time India will be taking part in the Olympics, the rst being in the 2000 Sydney Games.