Vithya Ramaraj turns on the afterburners; India storm to 4x400m silver at Asian Games

India added another athletics medal to its Asian Games tally on Thursday as the mixed 4x400m relay team of Manu, Vithya Ramaraj, Poovamma and Vishal TK won silver in Nagoya.Vishal TK started for India but could not make much ground early on. Poovamma then took over and India risked slipping out of the medal race before a burst in the final 50m brought the team back into contention. She handed the baton to Manu with India in third.Manu kept India in the race before handing over to Vithya Ramaraj for the final leg. Vithya, known for her strong anchor legs, made up ground on the final lap and pulled India into second place to seal the silver.Bahrain's Salwa Eid Nasser had already moved clear at the front and powered her team to gold in a Games-record 3:12.87.