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Vithya Ramraj Smashes 40-Year National Record, Clinches Asian Games Bronze!
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News18•28-09-2026, 16:15
Vithya Ramraj Smashes 40-Year National Record, Clinches Asian Games Bronze!
- •Vithya Ramraj secured a bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the Asian Games, clocking a personal best of 54.75 seconds.
- •Her performance shattered the more than four-decade-old national record of 55.42 seconds set by P T Usha in the 1984 Olympics.
- •Ramraj finished behind Mariam Kareem of UAE (gold) and Adelina Zems of Kazakhstan (silver).
- •This marks Ramraj's second medal at this edition of the Games, having previously won silver in the 4x400m mixed relay.
- •India's Anu Raghavan finished fifth with a personal best of 55.88 seconds in the same event.
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Vithya Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to win the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the Asian Games, breaking P T Usha's national record of 55.42 seconds set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
UAE's Mariam Kareem won the gold medal with a Games record time of 54.31 seconds, while Kazakhstan's Adelina Zems claimed the silver medal with a personal best of 54.58 seconds.
Seema Kaliramna finished fourth in the women's discus throw final with a personal best effort of 59.88m in her fifth attempt, missing the podium because all three medalists threw over 60m.
