Asian Games 2026: Pooja bags bronze, becomes first Indian to win women’s high jump Asiad medal in 24 years
India’s Pooja competes in the women’s high jump final event in the ongoing 20th Asian Games 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
India’s Pooja competes in the women’s high jump final event in the ongoing 20th Asian Games 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
National Record-holder Pooja bagged bronze in the women’s high jump final at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday.
She registered a best of 1.84m to finish third. Uzbekistan’s Sayfullaeva won the gold with a Personal Best of 1.90m, while Kazakhstan’s Kristina Ovchinnikova took silver with 1.87m.
Pooja, who had broken Sahana Kumari’s 14-year long National Record with a jump of 1.93m earlier this year at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships, was leading the field when she’d cleared 1.84m.
However, the 19-year-old failed to clear 1.87m in her three attempts before settling for bronze.
This is India’s first Asiad medal in women’s high jump since Bobby Aloysius’ silver from 2002.
Published on Sep 29, 2026
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