Vithya becomes joint-fastest Indian woman to run 400m hurdles, equals PT Usha's record

Hurdler Vithya Ramraj has become the joint-fastest Indian woman to run 400m hurdles. The 25-year-old clocked 55.42 seconds and qualified for women's 400m hurdles final at 19th Asian Games. She equalled former athlete PT Usha's record. Usha had run 400m hurdles in 55.42 seconds at the 1984 Olympics.