Asian Games 2026: Vithya Ramraj wins bronze medal in women's 400m hurdles
Ramraj clocked 54.75 seconds for bronze, breaking P. T. Usha’s 42-year-old national record and earning her second medal of the Games.
- On Monday, Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj won bronze in the women's 400m hurdles at the Asian Games in Nagoya, clocking a personal best of 54.75 seconds to break P.T. Usha's national record set in 1984.
- Ramraj had pursued the benchmark for years, missing the 55.42-second mark by only 0.01 seconds during the 2022 Hangzhou Games heats before finally eclipsing the 42-year-old record in Nagoya.
- UAE's Mariam Kareem secured gold with a Games record of 54.31 seconds in a highly competitive field, while Ramraj followed coach Nehpal Singh Rathore's instruction to "go fast, then maintain it through the sixth hurdle."
- This bronze marks Ramraj's second medal at the Games, following a silver in the mixed 4x400m relay, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a prize of ₹30 lakh for her achievement.
- The podium finish brings India's total athletics tally at these Games to 14 medals, consisting of six silvers and eight bronzes, extending the nation's strong tradition following Anu Raghavan's 2018 bronze in the same event.
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Asian Games 2026: Vithya Ramraj shatters PT Usha’s 42-year-old record, wins historic bronze
Indian athletics witnessed a landmark moment at the Asian Games 2026 on September 28, as Vithya Ramraj smashed PT Usha’s 42-year-old national record in the women’s 400m hurdles, clocking a sensational 54.75 seconds to win the bronze medal in Nagoya. The 28-year-old not only secured her second medal of the Games but also finally moved beyond one of the longest-standing records in Indian athletics. Usha had set the previous national mark of 55.42 …
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Vithya Ramraj wins Asian Games bronze, breaks PT Usha’s 42-year-old record in 400m hurdles - The Tribune
Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj clinched the bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, clocking a personal best of 54.75 seconds and breaking a national record that had stood since 1984.
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