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She competes in 100m and 400m hurdles and 400 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya RAMRAJ {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ramraj-vithya-14776046 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> On <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">11 September </del>2023, she <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">clocked a blistering </del>55.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">43 seconds </del>in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>400<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-metre </del>hurdles <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at the Athletics Grand Prix in Chandigarh coming 0.01 sec close to </del>[[P. 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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Vithya Ramraj''' (born 20 September 1998) is an Indian athlete from [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. She is a three-time National champion. She competes in 100m and 400m hurdles and 400 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya RAMRAJ {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ramraj-vithya-14776046 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> On <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2 October </ins>2023 <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at the [[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]]</ins>, she <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">equalled the Indian national record of </ins>55.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">42s </ins>in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>400 <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">metres hurdles|400m </ins>hurdles<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] set by </ins>[[P. T. Usha]] at the [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympics]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Asian Games: </ins>Vithya Ramraj <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Equals </ins>PT Usha<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s National Record In Women's </ins>400m <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hurdles {{!}} Asian Games News </ins>|url=https://<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sports.ndtv</ins>.com/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">asian-games-2023</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">asian-games</ins>-vithya-ramraj-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">equals</ins>-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pt</ins>-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ushas</ins>-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">national</ins>-record-in<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-womens</ins>-400m-hurdles-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">4441760 </ins>|access-date=2023-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">10</ins>-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">02 </ins>|website=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">NDTVSports.com </ins>|language=en}}</ref> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">She won the 400m hurdles bronze at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on October 3.</ins><ref <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name=":1"</ins>>{{Cite web <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-10-03 </ins>|title=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Asian Games 2023: </ins>Vithya Ramraj <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wins bronze in 400m hurdles </ins>|url=https://<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sportstar</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; 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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vithya hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Her father is a truck driver and her Meena is a home maker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grewal |first=Indervir |title=Indian Grand Prix-5: Twin sisters fulfilling <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mother’s </del>dream |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/indian-grand-prix-5-twin-sisters-fulfilling-mothers-dream-543223 <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|url-status=live </del>|access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> Her identical twin Nithya is also an athlete. Vithya works with [[Indian Railways]]. The girls started playing hockey and her mother <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">joined </del>them in the Erode Girls Sports School for Class 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |title=.01 seconds shy of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Usha’s </del>39-year-old record, Vithya Ramraj looks to hurdle into record books |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/vithya-ramraj-400m-hurdles-pt-usha-national-record-timing-1984-olympics-indian-grand-prix/article67297929.ece |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Later they shifted to athletics</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vithya hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Her father is a truck driver and her <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mother </ins>Meena is a home maker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grewal |first=Indervir <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|date=2023-09-10 </ins>|title=Indian Grand Prix-5: Twin sisters fulfilling <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mother's </ins>dream |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/indian-grand-prix-5-twin-sisters-fulfilling-mothers-dream-543223 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> Her identical twin <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Nithya Ramraj|</ins>Nithya<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>is also an athlete. Vithya works with [[Indian Railways]]. The girls started playing hockey and her mother <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enrolled </ins>them in the Erode Girls Sports School for Class 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|date=2023-09-12 </ins>|title=.01 seconds shy of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Usha's </ins>39-year-old record, Vithya Ramraj looks to hurdle into record books |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/vithya-ramraj-400m-hurdles-pt-usha-national-record-timing-1984-olympics-indian-grand-prix/article67297929.ece |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">she earned her Degree from Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode. </ins>Later they shifted to athletics</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vidya Ramaraj, a BBA student from the 2016-2019 batch at Kongu Arts and Science College, pursued her education under a sports scholarship provided by the KVIT Trust, Perundurai. Her remarkable achievements are a testament to her unwavering commitment, relentless dedication, and the invaluable support she received from the college's management, correspondents, principal, physical director, and faculty members. Despite hailing from a modest middle-class background, Vidya never allowed excuses to hinder her academic and athletic pursuits.Her pursuit of excellence extended to the university and national levels. In college, Vidya distinguished herself as a national-level athlete. Her dedication bore fruit at the 19th Asian Games in 2023, where she proudly secured a bronze medal.However, Vidya's accomplishments do not end there. She clinched a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles, secured silver in the 4x400 mixed relay, and came tantalizingly close to gold in the 4x400 women's relay.The entire nation eagerly anticipates Vidya's future performances, hoping for more historic moments in Indian athletics. Her name now shines alongside the legendary P.T. Usha, serving as a beacon of hope and inspiration for the Indian sports community.Kongu Arts and Science College deserves commendation for its commitment to nurturing sports talent. Currently, the college offers free food, accommodation, and education to 45 sports quota students, who eagerly await their chance to shine and bring further glory to the institution.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Till 2017 <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vithys </del>also ran 100m and 200m sprint events but later on started focusing on 400m hurdles. But she and her coach decided that she will do both 400m and 400m hurdles and she is also continuing with both 100m events. The tournaments she took part in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">20023</del><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya RAMRAJ {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ramraj-vithya-14776046 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are:</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Till 2017 <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vithya </ins>also ran 100m and 200m sprint events but later on started focusing on 400m hurdles. But she and her coach decided that she will do both 400m and 400m hurdles and she is also continuing with both 100m events. The tournaments she took part in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2023 are:</ins><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya RAMRAJ {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ramraj-vithya-14776046 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Vithya Ramraj''' (born 20 September 1998) is an Indian athlete from [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. She is a three-time National champion. She competes in 100m and 400m hurdles and 400 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya RAMRAJ {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ramraj-vithya-14776046 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> On 11 September 2023, she clocked a blistering 55.43 seconds in the 400-metre hurdles at the Athletics Grand Prix in Chandigarh coming 0.01 sec close to [[P. T. Usha|PT Usha]]'s record in 400m hurdles set at the [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympics]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya Ramraj comes within 0.01 seconds of matching PT Usha record in 400m hurdles |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/vithya-ramraj-comes-within-0-01-seconds-of-matching-pt-usha-record-in-400m-hurdles-8935525/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya Ramraj Misses Out on Breaking PT Usha's Record By One Hundredth Of A Second {{!}} Athletics News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/athletics/vithya-ramraj-misses-out-on-breaking-pt-ushas-record-by-one-hundredth-of-a-second-4379759 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Halder |first=Aditya K |title=Indian Grand Prix 5 Chandigarh Highlights, Day 2: Vithya Ramraj misses out on PT Usha record by whisker! |url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/indian-grand-prix-5-chandigarh-live-updates-day-2-232573.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.mykhel.com}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Vithya hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Her father is a truck driver and her Meena is a home maker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grewal |first=Indervir |title=Indian Grand Prix-5: Twin sisters fulfilling mother’s dream |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/indian-grand-prix-5-twin-sisters-fulfilling-mothers-dream-543223 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> Her identical twin Nithya is also an athlete. Vithya works with [[Indian Railways]]. The girls started playing hockey and her mother joined them in the Erode Girls Sports School for Class 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |title=.01 seconds shy of Usha’s 39-year-old record, Vithya Ramraj looks to hurdle into record books |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/athletics/vithya-ramraj-400m-hurdles-pt-usha-national-record-timing-1984-olympics-indian-grand-prix/article67297929.ece |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Later they shifted to athletics<br />
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== Athletics career ==<br />
Till 2017 Vithys also ran 100m and 200m sprint events but later on started focusing on 400m hurdles. But she and her coach decided that she will do both 400m and 400m hurdles and she is also continuing with both 100m events. The tournaments she took part in 20023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vithya RAMRAJ {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/ramraj-vithya-14776046 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> are:<br />
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* 15-17 May 2023: 100m and 100m hurdles - [[Birsa Munda Football Stadium|Birsa Munda Foot Ball Stadium]], Morabadi, Ranchi (IND);<br />
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* 17 June 2023: {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay - Indian Championships, [[Kalinga Stadium]], Bhubaneshwar (IND);<br />
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* 13 July 2023: 100m hurdles - [[Asian Athletics Championships]], [[Supachalasai National Stadium]], Bangkok (THA);<br />
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* 30 July 2023: {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay, {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} mixed relay - Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama (SRI)<br />
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* 10, 11 September 2023: 400m, 400m hurdles - Indian Grand Prix 5, Chandigarh (IND).<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-grand-prix-5-athletics-2023-day-2-india-result-scores Olympics.com]<br />
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[[Category:1998 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female hurdlers]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]</div>
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