Vithya Ramraj Misses Out on Breaking PT Usha's Record By One Hundredth Of A Second
Tamil Nadu's Asian Games-bound R Vithya Ramraj came agonisingly close to breaking the legendary PT Usha's 39-year-old women's 400m hurdles record as she clocked 55.43 seconds during the Indian Grand Prix 5 on Monday. The 24-year-old Vithya's time was just one hundredth of a second less than Usha's 55.42 which she had clocked while finishing fourth in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Usha's record is the second oldest national record in athletics after Shivnath Singh marathon NR of 1978. Usha is currently serving as the president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).


