Tamil Nadu announces ₹75 lakh award for Asian Games relay champion
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a ₹75 lakh cash prize for athlete Vithya Ramraj after her gold-medal performance in the women’s 4x400-metre relay at the Asian Games in Japan. The award follows a separate ₹30 lakh prize announced for her 400-metre hurdles bronze.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a cash prize of ₹75 lakh for athlete Vithya Ramraj after she won gold in the 4x400-metre relay at the Asian Games in Japan. Vijay announced the award in a social media post on Tuesday, September 29.
He said the achievement was a matter of pride for India and Tamil Nadu and noted that it was Ramraj’s third medal at the Asian Games. The gold came in the 4x400-metre relay. Ramraj had earlier won a bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles, for which the Chief Minister announced a separate cash prize of ₹30 lakh on Monday, September 28.
The source material did not identify the other members of the relay team or state whether the ₹75 lakh award was intended for the relay medal alone or represented a broader recognition of her performances. It also did not provide details on when the prize would be disbursed. Ramraj was shown with three medals during the Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The report identified her as an athlete from Tamil Nadu and associated the story with Coimbatore. The announcement adds a state-level financial recognition to her results at the Games. The report did not include a statement from Ramraj or further details of any training, employment or other support connected with the award.
The Asian Games result and the two announced prizes were reported on September 29. The Chief Minister’s post specifically described the relay gold as Ramraj’s third medal at the event.
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