{
  "id": 11201768,
  "title": "Asian Games 2026: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces ₹75 lakh for Vithya Ramraj for clinching gold medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/asian-games-2026-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-announces-75-lakh-for-vithya",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/asian-games-2026-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-announces-75-lakhfor-vithya-ramraj-for-clinching-gold-medal/article71525504.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a substantial cash prize of ₹75 lakh on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, for athlete Vithya Ramraj. The award was given for her victory in the 4x400-metre relay at the Asian Games in Japan. Vijay emphasized that this marked her third medal at the Asian Games and highlighted it as a matter of pride for both India and Tamil Nadu. Earlier on September 28, he had announced a cash prize of ₹30 lakh for Ramraj's bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles.",
  "summary": "In a social media post, Mr. Vijay said it was Vithya Ramraj’s third medal at the Asian Games and a matter of pride for India and Tamil Nadu.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces ₹75 lakh prize for Vithya Ramraj",
    "Award for gold medal in 4x400-metre relay at Asian Games 2026",
    "Vijay highlights third medal for Ramraj at Asian Games"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}