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42-year-old record broken: Truckers daughter Vithya Ramraj rewrites history

Vithya Ramraj broke PT Ushas 42-year-old national record in the womens 400m hurdles, clocking a personal best 54.75 seconds to win bronze at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian hurdler had equalled Ushas 55.42-second mark at Hangzhou in 2023. A truckers daughter from Coimbatore, Ramraj has since represented India at the Paris Olympics and won another bronze at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.

28 Sep 2026 4:57 pm