#MeetTheMedalist: All you need to know about Dharun Ayyasamy

While Dharun Ayyasamy's timing has become the national record, this is not the first time that he has achieved this landmark.

Earlier in March, he had himself scripted the feat with his timing of 49.45 seconds.

This saw him eclipsing the record set by Joseph Abraham, which had stood for eleven years.

Dharun and his team-mates had broken the national 4*400m record in 2016.

Ayyasamy was born in a small village of Tamil Nadu.

Before taking up field and track events, he had represented his state in the sport of Kho kho.

Dharun had won the gold medal at 2016 South Asian Games, which were held at Guwahati.

He had also taken part in the 4*400 m relay race at the 2016 Rio Olympics.