Indian success in final women's event of 4x400m

A blistering last leg by India's Manjit Kaur helped her country win the women's 4x400m relay with Kazakhstan second and China getting bronze.

Kaur was trailing as she picked up the baton from Chitra Kulathummuriyil but she got ahead of China's Li Xueji and stayed in front on the final lap, increasing her lead in the home straight to win in a combined time of 3:32.95.

Somehow Li of China was pipped on the line for silver by Kazakh Olga Tereshkova who also put in a tremendous final circuit.

Early on Kazakhstan looked like possible winners as they led at the first baton change, and as the athletes broke from their lanes along the back straight of the second lap.

But a disappointing leg by Viktoriya Yalovtseva saw her passed first by the Chinese and then by India's Pinki Paramanik.

Sati Geetha ran the opening leg for the victorious Indian team who were down in third after the opening 400m.

She said, "Everybody did their best in the baton changes and in their times. China also gave us a big challenge."

Tang Xiaoyin, the runner on the third leg for China, complained of pushing during the baton changeovers.

"I was angry when I was pushed. But afterwards we realised we still have some problems in the relay and later we accepted the truth that we lost."

15th Asian Games, Doha 2006