Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Rajinikanth Meets Vithya Ramraj After Asian Games Medal Success
Rajinikanth met athlete Vithya Ramraj and congratulated her.
She won three medals at the Asian Games in Japan: gold, silver and bronze.
In the 400-metre hurdles, she ran the race in 54.75 seconds.
That was faster than the old Indian record of 55.42 seconds.
P.T. Usha had set that record at the 1984 Olympics.
Ramraj also ran the last part of India’s women’s 4x400-metre relay.
Her team won gold, ahead of Bahrain.
China came third in the relay.
The articles also report that Dhanush met and congratulated Ramraj the day before Rajinikanth’s meeting.
Rajinikanth met Tamil Nadu athlete Vithya Ramraj and congratulated her on her Asian Games performances.
Ramraj won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the Games in Nagoya, Japan.
She ran the women’s 400m hurdles in 54.75 seconds, breaking P.T. Usha’s national record of 55.42 seconds.
The record was set by Usha at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; Ramraj finished third in the hurdles final.
Ramraj anchored India’s women’s 4x400m relay team to gold, finishing ahead of Bahrain; China won bronze.
- Who
- Tamil film star Rajinikanth and athlete Vithya Ramraj; her trainer Nehpal Singh and association president M. Shenbagamoorthy were also present.
- What
- Rajinikanth met Ramraj and congratulated her on her Asian Games performances, including three medals and a national record in the 400m hurdles.
- When
- The meeting was reported after the recently concluded Asian Games; the article says Dhanush met Ramraj one day earlier.
- Where
- Chennai; the Asian Games were held in Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Rajinikanth congratulated Ramraj for her performances and for doing the country proud.
Reported accounts
Shared facts
Who met Ramraj
Reported accounts
One article reports that Dhanush met and congratulated Ramraj.
Shared facts
The other article reports that Rajinikanth met and congratulated her, and says Dhanush had met her the previous day; the accounts describe separate meetings rather than conflicting versions.
- Asian Games medals
- One gold, one silver and one bronze
- Hurdles event
- Women’s 400m hurdles; Ramraj finished third
- Ramraj’s time
- 54.75 seconds
- Previous national record
- 55.42 seconds, set by P.T. Usha at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
- Relay result
- India won gold in the women’s 4x400m relay, ahead of Bahrain; China took bronze
- Relay team named
- Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj
- Other reported meeting
- Dhanush met Ramraj the day before Rajinikanth’s meeting
