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Father's Sacrifice Fuels Vithya Ramraj's Asian Games Glory: Three Medals Won!
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 22:06
Father's Sacrifice Fuels Vithya Ramraj's Asian Games Glory: Three Medals Won!
- •Vithya Ramraj secured three medals (gold, silver, bronze) at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, a testament to years of preparation and her father's immense sacrifices.
- •Her father, a truck driver, often skipped meals to save money for Vithya's running shoes and spikes, prioritizing his daughters' athletic dreams over his own needs.
- •Vithya recounted how her father saved 40 or 10 rupees by foregoing meals in 2009 to afford her essential training gear.
- •The athlete and her twin sister Nithya only later realized the profound sacrifices their father made, expressing gratitude for his unwavering support.
- •Vithya's medal haul included gold in the women's 4x400m relay, silver in the mixed 4x400m relay, and bronze in the women's 400m hurdles, where she broke a 42-year-old national record.
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At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Vithya Ramraj won three medals: a gold in the women's 4x400m relay, a silver in the mixed 4x400m relay, and a bronze in the women's 400m hurdles.
Vithya Ramraj clocked 54.75 seconds in the 400m hurdles to break PT Usha's 42-year-old national record of 55.42 seconds, which was originally set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Coming from a modest background where her father worked as a truck driver, the family faced financial hardship, with her father often skipping meals to save money so he could purchase running shoes and spikes for Vithya and her twin sister Nithya.
