Vithya Ramraj wins 400m hurdles bronze at Asian Games, breaks PT Usha's 42-year-old national record

29 September 2026

In the women's 400m hurdles final at Aichi-Nagoya on 28 September 2026, Vithya Ramraj won bronze in 54.75 seconds, a personal best. She broke PT Usha's national record of 55.42 seconds, set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Mariam Kareem of the UAE took gold in 54.31 seconds, a Games record, and Adelina Zems of Kazakhstan won silver in 54.58 seconds. It was Ramraj's second medal at the Games, after silver in the 4x400m mixed relay. Anu Raghavan finished fifth with a personal best of 55.88 seconds.