Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 -- Olympian Rajesh Ramesh delivered a standout performance to clinch the men's 400m title at the Indian Open 400m 2026 athletics meet held at the LNCPE Stadium on Saturday, while Vithya Ramraj secured top honours in the women's event.

According to Olympics.com, Rajesh Ramesh surged to victory with a personal best time of 45.26 seconds, marking only the third instance of an Indian athlete dipping below the 46-second barrier in the 400m.

TS Manu finished second in 45.96 seconds, narrowly ahead of Amoj Jacob, who clocked 45.99 seconds to take third place.

The result places Ramesh among an elite group of Indian quarter-milers, alongside national record holder Vishal TK (45.12s) and Muhammed Anas (45.21s), as th...