ANTONY Alex

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2019	Yokohama, JPN	Heats (3:23.59)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Serves in the Air Force

Galina Bukharina [national]

A hamstring injury sidelined him from competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (newindianexpress.com, 08 Jul 2021; circleofsport.com, 28 Aug 2019)

He took up the sport in secondary school in Kanjiramkulam, India. He originally trained in the 100m and 200m events, and switched his focus to the 400m after joining the Sports Authority of India [SAI] in Thiruvananthapuram. (thenewsminute.com, 07 Jul 2021)

His physical education teacher Pradeep Kumar encouraged him to switch from football to track events. "I started as a footballer, but when I reached 10th standard and shifted to a local government school in Kanjiramkulam, football was not available. I thank my first instructor, the school's physical education master Pradeep, who recognised my athletic skills. Since then, I have had no reason to look back." (thebridge.in, 11 Jul 2021; realnewshub.com, 07 Jul 2021)

He trains at the the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, India. (thenewsminute.com, 07 Jul 2021)