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'''Kunja Rajitha''' (born January 1, 2003) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. In 2025, she became the Asian Champion as part of the Indian [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women’s 4x400-meter relay]] team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=K. Kalyan Krishna |date=2025-06-01 |title=From tribal village to Asian gold: Sprinter Rajitha races toward Olympic dream |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2025/Jun/01/from-tribal-village-to-asian-gold-sprinter-rajitha-races-toward-olympic-dream |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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Rajitha made her international debut in 2021, finishing fourth with the Indian 4x400-meter relay team at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, clocking 3:40.45. The following year, she competed at the U20 World Championships in [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Cali]], where the team finished eighth with a time of 3:36.72.<br />
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In 2024, she became the national champion in the 4x400-meter relay.<br />
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Her breakthrough on the senior international stage came at the [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships]] in Gumi, [[South Korea]]. Competing alongside [[Jisna Mathew]], [[Rupal Chaudhary]], and [[Subha Venkatesan]], Rajitha helped secure the gold medal for India in the [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|women’s 4x400-meter relay]] with a time of 3:34.18.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-30 |title=SRM-A.P.'s student part of women's team that won gold in 4×400 metres relay at international tourney |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/srm-aps-student-part-of-womens-team-that-won-gold-in-4%C3%97400-metres-relay-at-international-tourney/article69638632.ece |access-date=2025-06-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Personal best==<br />
* 400 meters: 53.71 seconds - June 27, 2024, in [[Tau Devi Lal Stadium]], Panchkula (IND)<br />
* 4x400 Metres Relay: 3:34.18 - August 5, 2022 in World Athletics U20 Championships, [[Pascual Guerrero Stadium]], Cali (COL)<br />
* 4x400 Metres Relay: 3:34.18 - May 29, 2025 in [[Gumi Civic Stadium]], Gumi (KOR)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{World Athletics|14884159}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian women sprinters]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists]]<br />
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[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]<br />
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