US' Allyson Felix surpassed Jamaican great Usain Bolt as the most decorated athlete in the history of World Athletics Championships as she helped her team to the 4x400m mixed relay title in Doha.
It was just a tad slower than the 3:15.71 clocked by the Indian team while winning gold in the Asian Games last year.
Indian athletes will aim to rise to the occasion when the World Athletics Championship begins on Friday.
In the 2017 London World Championships, Dutee Chand ran a disappointing 12.07 second in the heats and failed to reach the semifinals.
Muhammed Anas will not run in the 400m individual event at the World Championships, and will only take part in the 4x400m men's and mixed events.
Vinesh had established an unassailable 8-0 lead in the first round over much-fancied Sofia, who tried to resist the Indian girl's challenge in the second round.
It was a poor outing for India's Greco-Roman wrestlers as struggles continue on the second day of 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will be among the top contenders for India as the wrestlers get ready for the World Championships, which begin on September 14.
Mirabai Chanu, Jhilli Dalabehera, Sneha Soren and Rakhi Halder will represent India in women's event while Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Ajay Singh and Achinta Sheuli will take part in the men's event.
World number one Bajrang, who is in Russia for training ahead of the championships, had bagged a silver in the last edition and a bronze in 2013 in 60kg.
Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson bettered his own national record and qualified for the World Championships in Doha.
PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win world championship gold. PV Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-7, 21-7 to lift the women's singles title
Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a men's singles World Championships medal -- a bronze -- in the 1983 edition.
The 24-year-old Indian, an Olympic silver medallist, will take on the winner of the match between China's Chen Yu Fei and Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt on Saturday.
Srikanth lost 14-21, 13-21 against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in the pre-quarterfinal match while Prannoy's campaign ended with a loss at the hands of world no. 1 Momota.
Sindhu, who had reached the finals of Indonesia Open last month, looked in good touch as she controlled the rallies and outsmarted Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po.
It still is not over for Jitender as the Federation has given him the option to book a World Championship berth in 79kg by challenging today's winner Virdev Gulia.
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy stunned China's Lin Dan in an intense game at the ongoing World Championships to progress to the third round.
Defending champion Marin had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee while competing in the Indonesian Masters final on January 26 and has since been sidelined from the competition.
The Indian archery contingent secured 1 silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships in The Netherlands.
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