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Time of India
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Vithya Ramraj dominates 400m hurdles, clocks second-fastest time in Asia this year
Kochi: and legendary athlete have one thing in common. The two hold the women's 400m hurdles record with a time of 55.42 seconds. On Wednesday at the Maharaja's College Stadium here in K o c h i , Vithya couldn't come anywhere close to that record but dominated the event from start to finish. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She clocked 56.04 seconds to smash the meet record and grabbed the women's 400m hurdles gold on Day 3 of the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition . She erased the mark set by Saritaben Gayakwad (57.21s) in the Patiala meet six years ago. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The victory also offered Vithya some consolation after being pushed to second place in the women's 400 by Uttar Pradesh's Rupa on Tuesday. Kerala's Anu R finished second with a time of 58.26 seconds, while Aswini R (1.02.41) of Tamil Nadu bagged the bronze. However, Vithya rued the lack of competition in the event. 'It was a good track and good conditions, but I didn't feel challenged. 'After a point, all my rivals were far behind, and I felt as if I was competing with myself. I could have improved the timing a bit more if there was better competition,' she said. Vithya's effort in Kochi is the second-fastest time in Asia this year, and if she can do an encore at the Asian Championship in South Korea next month, she can expect a podium finish. However, more than securing a medal at the Asian event, Vithya's primary target is to achieve a personal best, which would see her erasing Usha's 40-year-old record.
News18
23-04-2025
- Sport
- News18
National Federation Senior Athletics Championships: Vithya Ramraj Improves Meet Record In Women's 400m Hurdles
Published By : PTI Vithya Ramraj improved the 400m hurdles meet record at the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships. Asian Games bronze medallist Vithya Ramraj sailed smoothly over the 400m hurdles to win gold and improve the meet record on the third day of the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships here on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete clocked 56.04 seconds to better the previous meet record of 57.21 seconds clocked by Saritaben Gayakwad in 2019 in Patiala. She also breached the Asian Championships qualification time of 57.80 seconds set by Athletics Federation of India. Anu R (58.26 seconds) of Kerala and Ashwini R (1:02.41) of Tamil Nadu took the silver and bronze respectively. Vithya had also won silver in women's 400m race the previous day. However, men's 400m hurdle gold winner Yashas P of Karnataka missed the Asian Championships qualification time of 49.19 seconds as he clocked 49.32 seconds on Wednesday. 'There was no competition in the race, which was why I missed the Asian qualification mark," Yashas said after the race. Subhas Das (50.11 seconds) of JSW and Ruchit Mori (51.08 seconds) of Gujarat won the silver and bronze respectively. In the absence of Avinash Sable, Sunil Joliya Jinabhai of Gujarat 8:43.82 won the men's 3000m steeplechase gold while Vikram Singh (8:44.30) of Army and Rohit Verma (8:44.80) of Haryana took home the silver and bronze respectively. In the women's 3000m steeplechase, Manju Ajay Yadav of Madhya Pradesh won gold with a time of 10:34.08, while Nikita (10:51.96) of Rajasthan and Chanchal (11:10.40) of Haryana took the silver and bronze respectively. (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) First Published: April 23, 2025, 20:46 IST
