India won bronze in the men’s and women’s 4×100 metres relays and men’s javelin in the track and field competitions at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.
The quartet of Rahamatulla Molla, Suresh Sathya, Shameer Naseema Manzile and Md Abdul Najeeb Qureshi finished third in the men’s 4×100 metres race with a timing of 38.89 seconds for the bronze. England (38.74 seconds) got the gold while Jamaica (38.79 seconds) bagged the silver.
In the women’s 4×100 metres relay, the quartet of Geetha Satti, Srabani Nanda, P.K. Priya and Jyothi Hiriyur Manjunath finished third clocking 45.25 seconds. England (44.19 seconds) got the gold while Ghana (45.24 seconds) bagged the silver.
Kashinath Naik won the bronze in men’s javelin. He sent the spear soaring to a distance of 74.29 metres. Jarrod Bannister (81.71 metres) of Australia got the gold, while new Zealander Stuart Farquhar (78.15 metres) won the silver.