Vithya Ramraj won gold, silver and bronze at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, and broke P T Usha’s 42-year national record in the 400m hurdles. Her twin Nithya, sidelined by an ankle injury, celebrated from Coimbatore. The sisters’ rise from a truck-driver’s rented home to international success highlights family sacrifice, state rewards and future Olympic ambitions.
