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Vithya hurdling her approach to glory within the twenty eighth National Federation athletics championships in Kochi on Wednesday | Photo Credit: R.Ok. Nithin
“I may have gone quicker however I used to be drained after yesterday’s 400m. Had we had the hurdles tomorrow, I’d have certainly accomplished 54s,” mentioned Vithya who clocked 56.04s and completed greater than two seconds forward of Anu Raghavan.
Vithya equalled the nice P.T. Usha’s National file of 55.42s on the final Asian Games the place she received the bronze. She felt the indicators have been good that the 41-year-old file would fall this yr.
Targeting the Worlds
“I’m aiming for the Worlds and my aim is 54s. I had clocked 56s early this season, a type of time I may solely handle late final season. I’ll certainly finish this yr with 54,” mentioned Vithya who additionally achieved the AFI’s qualification commonplace for the Asians.
Meanwhile Karnataka’s P. Yashas clocked a private finest 49.32s whereas successful the boys’s 400m hurdles (49.32s) however was dissatisfied that he couldn’t get the 49.19s for an Asian ticket.
In one other nook of the Maharaja’s Stadium, Punjab’s National Games champion Niharika Vashisht was celebrating a triple leap private finest (13.49m), a last-round effort that noticed her beat Kerala’s Sandra Babu by 1cm for the gold.
The 29-year-old had accomplished a two-year doping suspension in February 2022 and now seems stronger than ever, bettering her PB by greater than 40cm in a yr’s time.
The outcomes (winners solely):
Men: 400m hurdles: P. Yashas (Kar) 49.32s; 3000m steeplechase: Sunil Joliya Jinabhai (Guj) 8:43.82s; hammer throw: Damneet Singh (Reliance) 68.30m.
Women: 400m hurdles: Vithya Ramraj (TN) 56.04s (MR, Old: 57.21s, Saritaben Gayakwad, 2019); 3000m steeplechase: Manju Ajay Yadav (MP) 10:34.08; triple leap: Niharika Vashisht (Pun) 13:49m; shot put: Vidhi (UP) 16.10m.
Published – April 23, 2025 09:12 pm IST
