Nithya Ramraj (born 20 September 1998) is an Indian athlete from Tamil Nadu. She competes in 100m hurdles. She represented India at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[1][2] She is India's No.2 in the sprint hurdles behind top athlete Jyothi Yarraji in the rankings.[3]
Nithya hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Her father was a truck driver and her mother, Meena, is a home maker.[4] She is the youngest of the three sisters.[5] Her identical twin Vithya is also an athlete. The girls started playing hockey and her mother joined them in the Erode Girls Sports School for Class 7. Later they shifted to athletics. Nithya is working with the Income Tax Department.[1]
Careeredit
2023: Ran 100m hurdles at the Asian Games 2022 at Hangzhou, China. Earlier, she clocked 13.55s to finish fourth in the trials.[3]
2023: Representing India she finished fourth in the sprint hurdles at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok.[6]
2021: In March, she came third in the 100m hurdles in the 24th National Federation Cup Senior Athletic Championshps at NS NIS, Patiala.[7]
2019: In October, she came second in the 100m hurdles in the 59th National Open Athletics Championships at Ranchi in Jharkhand.[7]
2019: In August, she was fourth in the 100m hurdles in the 9th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abSportzConnect (2023-09-11). "Tamil Nadu Twins Vithya-Nithya aim for Asian Games medal". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^"Vithya falls just short of Usha's 39-year-old 400m hurdles national mark". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ abRayan, Stan (2023-09-12). "Vithya Ramraj is living out a dream". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^"Twin Sisters Vithya and Nithya Ramraj Eye Asian Games Glory". News18. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^PTI (2023-09-11). "Twin sisters Vithya and Nithya Ramraj eye Asian Games glory". National Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^Rahul (2023-07-14). "Jyothi Yarraji triumphs in women's 100m hurdles to swell India's gold medal tally to three « Athletics Federation of India". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ abc"Athlete Details « Athletics Federation of India". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
External linksedit
Olympics.com list
Nithya Ramraj at Athletics Federation of India
April 11, 2024
nithya, ramraj, born, september, 1998, indian, athlete, from, tamil, nadu, competes, 100m, hurdles, represented, india, 2022, asian, games, hangzhou, china, india, sprint, hurdles, behind, athlete, jyothi, yarraji, rankings, contents, early, life, career, refe. Nithya Ramraj born 20 September 1998 is an Indian athlete from Tamil Nadu She competes in 100m hurdles She represented India at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou China 1 2 She is India s No 2 in the sprint hurdles behind top athlete Jyothi Yarraji in the rankings 3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editNithya hails from Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Her father was a truck driver and her mother Meena is a home maker 4 She is the youngest of the three sisters 5 Her identical twin Vithya is also an athlete The girls started playing hockey and her mother joined them in the Erode Girls Sports School for Class 7 Later they shifted to athletics Nithya is working with the Income Tax Department 1 Career edit2023 Ran 100m hurdles at the Asian Games 2022 at Hangzhou China Earlier she clocked 13 55s to finish fourth in the trials 3 2023 Representing India she finished fourth in the sprint hurdles at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok 6 2021 In March she came third in the 100m hurdles in the 24th National Federation Cup Senior Athletic Championshps at NS NIS Patiala 7 2019 In October she came second in the 100m hurdles in the 59th National Open Athletics Championships at Ranchi in Jharkhand 7 2019 In August she was fourth in the 100m hurdles in the 9th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships at Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 7 References edit a b SportzConnect 2023 09 11 Tamil Nadu Twins Vithya Nithya aim for Asian Games medal www sportskeeda com Retrieved 2023 09 29 Vithya falls just short of Usha s 39 year old 400m hurdles national mark Hindustan Times 2023 09 11 Retrieved 2023 09 29 a b Rayan Stan 2023 09 12 Vithya Ramraj is living out a dream The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 2023 09 29 Twin Sisters Vithya and Nithya Ramraj Eye Asian Games Glory News18 2023 09 10 Retrieved 2023 09 29 PTI 2023 09 11 Twin sisters Vithya and Nithya Ramraj eye Asian Games glory National Herald Retrieved 2023 09 29 Rahul 2023 07 14 Jyothi Yarraji triumphs in women s 100m hurdles to swell India s gold medal tally to three Athletics Federation of India Athletics Federation of India Retrieved 2023 09 29 a b c Athlete Details Athletics Federation of India Athletics Federation of India Retrieved 2023 09 29 External links editOlympics com list Nithya Ramraj at Athletics Federation of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nithya Ramraj amp oldid 1180057207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
