The 2018 Asian Games silver medal of the country's four times 400m mixed relay team has now been converted into a gold medal. Because Bahrain's winner team was disqualified from stopping doping on one of its members. Bahrain finished first in the 4x400 relay final round. But its member Kemi Adekoya has been banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for four years after losing the dope test.

Apart from this, Anu Raghavan's fourth position in women's 400m hurdles event has also been changed after AIEU's Adekoya results were removed. Due to which he got the bronze medal. Adekoya won this race. The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas, MR Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv had taken a time of 3:15:71. And she was lagging behind Bahrain (3:11:89). Anuraghavan finished fourth in the last race in Jakarta with a time of 56.92 minutes.

Indian Athletics Federation President Adil Sumariwala said in his statement, "Our total medals have increased to 20 from the extra medals. There are eight gold and nine silver medals. This news is very special for us, because we are the Asian Games performance Aiming to make his mark at the World Olympic Games next year at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 4x400m relay team is delighted as he now has two gold and one silver medals from Jakarta. " And thus the silver medal found in the Asian Games was converted into gold.

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