Athletes of Southern Railway won five medals, including a new national record and India’s first Asian Games medal in women’s pole vault, at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Vithya Ramraj, Commercial Clerk-cum-Ticketing Supervisor, Palakkad Division, won three medals: gold in the women’s 4x400m relay, silver in the mixed 4x400m relay and bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles. Her 54.75-second run in the hurdles broke P.T. Usha’s 42-year-old national record of 55.42 seconds.
Baranica Elangovan, Senior Clerk, Headquarters Personnel Branch, won bronze in women’s pole vault with a clearance of 4.15m, becoming the first Indian to win an Asian Games medal in the event.R. Rajesh, Commercial Clerk-cum-Ticketing Supervisor, Tiruchirappalli Division, was part of India’s bronze-winning men’s 4x400m relay team.
Southern Railway General Manager Subba Rao congratulated the athletes. Thowfeeq, Anamika K.A. and David were the other Southern Railway members in the Indian contingent.
