Video: Ukrainian Push shatters India Women’s World Relay dreams

Awkward baton change pushed by Ukraine hampered India chances in world relays Baton changing blunder between Poovamma Raju and Sarita Gayakwad in the second exchange partly due to push by Ukraine hampered India’s chance to qualify for the finals as they finished fifth in the 4x400M relay heat clocking seasonal best 3:31.93 seconds at IAAF World Relays at Yokohama, Japan.

Raju who was a bit slow in the first 200m came back strongly in the home stretch but she was far away to change the baton to Sarita Gayakwad who was then pushed by Ukraine as Sarita attempt to get close to Poovamma to take the baton. Sarita had to turn a circle on the spot to take the baton which would have scraped at least two seconds from the timing as India ended up in 18th position at the moment.

PS: Ukraine Disqualified (IAAF Rule 163.2(b) – Jostling / Obstruction)

Official Result

POS	BIB	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK	REACTION TIME
1	CAN	CANADA	CAN	3:28.75 Q	0.159
2	JAM	JAMAICA	JAM	3:28.80 Q SB	0.208
3	CHN	PR OF CHINA	CHN	3:31.01 SB	0.206
4	IND	INDIA	IND	3:31.93 SB	0.178
5	NGR	NIGERIA	NGR	3:32.10 SB	0.199
6	LTU	LITHUANIA	LTU	3:38.72 SB	0.146
	UKR	UKRAINE	UKR	DQ	0.177

 

Race Result

1 UKRAINE 3:27.71 Q SB 0.177
2 CANADA 3:28.75 Q 0.159
3 JAMAICA 3:28.80 q SB 0.208
4 PR OF CHINA 3:31.01 SB 0.206
5 INDIA 3:31.93 SB 0.178
6 NIGERIA 3:32.10 SB 0.199
7 LITHUANIA 3:38.72 SB 0.146