Commonwealth Games 2018: Women's 400m Round 1, Poovamma Rau, Hima Das lead the way for India, Live Updates

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Correction: The Semifinals will be tomorrow, 10th of April with the final taking place on the 11th

Hima Das will be in the Semifinals later on in the day

Poovamma fails to qualify unfortunately

She finishes 3rd and secures automatic qualification!

Hima Das is in second going into the final turn.

AND GO!

Hima's heat will start shortly. The athletes are being introduced to the audience. Hima is in lane 6.

Hima will be in Heat 5

There is a chance for Poonamma to qualify. 4 best athletes from each heats will qualify for the second round. All the athletes who bowed out will be rounded up and 4 with the best time out of those will be selected for the second round as well.

Das' Heat will start shortly

Poonamma finishes 5th. Just missing out on qualification

ON YOUR MARKS, SET, AND GO!

The athletes are being introduced to the crowd. The race will start shortly

Poonamma Machettira is in Heat 1

Women's 400m is about to get underway

Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games is about to get underway. The fourth day of the Commonwealth Games was a good one for India with Punam Yadav winning a gold in Weightlifting & Mery Kom securing at least a Bronze for herself in Boxing. Vikas Thakur also won Bronze in weightlifting. Indian women's team also beat an in-form England side in women's hockey 2-1, coming back from a goal down.

The Women's 10m Air Pistol participants, India's Manu Bhaker & Heena Sidhu bagged a Gold medal and Silver medal respectively. Indian women's team won Gold in Table Tennis as well.

Indian women begin their quest for Gold in track events on Day 5 as Poonamma Machettira and Hima Das take part in 400m round 1 heats. Das will be making her Commonwealth debut whereas Poonamma will be heading to the track for her second successive Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Women's 400m Round 1, Poovamma Rau, Hima Das lead the way for India, Live Updates

The Indians are all set to get their event underway.