For close to four decades, P.T. Usha remained the undisputed queen of the Indian track, no one able to better her in clearing hurdles, both literally and figuratively. On a wet and humid Monday (September 28, 2026) evening at the Asian Games, Vithya Ramraj finally rewrote the 400m hurdles National record and the 28-year-old couldn’t have been happier, or Usha more proud.
Vithya happy to go past Usha three years after equalling her record
Vithya Ramraj shatters pressure to nearly match Usha’s 28-year-old 400m hurdles record at the Asian Games.
