{
  "id": 10458307,
  "title": "Vithya Ramraj beats PT Usha’s four-decade-old record for Asian Games bronze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vithya-ramraj-beats-pt-ushas-four-decade-old-record-for-asian-games",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T14:05:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/vithya-ramraj-pt-usha-four-decade-old-record-asian-games-bronze-10897940/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vithya Ramraj has etched her name in Indian athletics history by breaking PT Usha's 40-year-old Asian Games bronze record. At the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, she matched Usha's time of 55.42 seconds in the 400m hurdles, setting a record that had stood for four decades. On Monday, in Nagoya, she finally broke the record, finishing with a time of 54.75 seconds. Usha, now the Indian Olympic Association president, praised the moment as a passing of the torch, saying that records are meant to be broken and inspire the next generation.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Vithya Ramraj breaks 40-year-old Asian Games bronze record",
    "Sets new 400m hurdles time of 54.75 seconds",
    "PT Usha praises record-breaking moment"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Vithya Ramraj breaks 42-year-old national record of PT Usha to win bronze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vithya-ramraj-breaks-42-year-old-national-record-of-pt-usha-to-win",
        "published": "2026-09-28T10:50:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Vithya Ramraj breaks PT Usha's 42-year-old record at Asian Games 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vithya-ramraj-breaks-pt-ushas-42-year-old-record-at-asian-games-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-28T11:27:07.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}