Arvind Kapoor, the coach of Amoj Jacob, one of the players taking part in the final of the men’s 4×400 m relay at the World Athletics Championships and his father Jacob expressed happiness at Amoj’s qualification to the final.
Indian men’s 4x400m relay team qualified for the final with a new Asian record at the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.
“I am very proud that one of my students broke the record and qualified for the World Championships Final. He also broke the barrier of three minutes. The Indian team will surely win in the finals,” said Amoj to ANI.
He also said a boom is being witnessed in Indian athletics.
“When PT Usha came fourth in Los Angeles (1984 Olympics), the 400 m race started to pick up in India. Then, Paramjeet Singh made a record (breaking the record of Milkha Singh in 1998 which had stood for 38 years), more people started to take part in the 400 m race.(ANI)
