Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj has set a new national record in the women's 400m hurdles, clocking 54.75 seconds. She erased the long-standing mark of 55.42 seconds that P. T. Usha had set in 1984, a record that had stood for 42 years. Her new time places her 33rd on the 2026 world list for the event. The achievement is a major milestone for Indian women's hurdling.