India’s Vithya Ramraj celebrates with the national flag after winning bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to claim her second medal of the Games, after winning silver in the mixed 4x400m relay.

Vithya Ramraj added a bronze medal to her Asian Games 2026 tally after finishing third in the women’s 400m hurdles final in Nagoya on Monday.Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to finish behind Mariam Kareem of the UAE, who won gold in 54.31, and Kazakhstan’s Adelina Zems, who took silver in 54.58.The 26-year-old was part of India’s silver-medal winning mixed 4x400m relay team earlier in the Games, running the anchor leg and producing a strong finish to help India hold on to second place. The Indian quartet of T S Manu, Poovamma Raju, Vithya and T Vishal clocked 3:14.46.Asian Games Full Coverage|Medal Tally|ScheduleHer compatriot Anu Raghavan finished fifth in 55.88 seconds, also recording a personal best.The medal also adds to Ramraj’s Asian Games record. She had won bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.