Pooja Wins Gold, Becomes 2nd Indian Woman High Jumper to Medal at Asian Athletics Championships

Pooja wins gold, becomes 2nd Indian woman high jumper to medal at Asian Athletics Championships

Before her, Bobby Aloysius was the only Indian woman to win a medal in high jump at the Asian Championships, securing gold in 2000 and silver in 2002.

Asian Athletics: High jumper gold winner Pooja Singh claims she used bamboo pole, stubble sacks in early days

FOR 18-year-old Pooja Singh, hailing from the farm lands of Haryana, her early days of training for high jump involved scaling a bamboo pole and using stubble sacks as a landing mat. The youngest person in the Indian contingent reaped the reward for her toil on Friday (30) after she scaled 1.89m to win a gold medal in women’s high jump in the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea. “I started in 2017 and till 2019 I was doing yoga an…

“No matter what condition they were in, they wouldn't betray me”: Pooja Singh on the torn spikes that won her Asian high jump gold - Revsportz

In challenging conditions, under cloudy skies in Gumi, South Korea, at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, India’s teenage sensation Pooja Singh scripted history. With torn spikes patched up using kinesiology…

Pooja Singh from Haryana’s Bosti Village Ends 25-Year Drought with High Jump Gold at 2025 Asian Athletics Championships - The Logical Indian

Eighteen-year-old Pooja Singh from Bosti village, Haryana, scripted history on May 30, 2025, by clinching the gold medal in women’s high jump at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, with a personal best of 1.89m. This remarkable feat not only ended a 25-year wait for India in this event but also marked Team India’s seventh gold at the championships. Pooja, who overcame significant financial and infrastructural challenges, outj…

Pooja Singh aims higher after historic Gold in Asian Athletics C’ships

Under the cloudy evening skies of Gumi, South Korea, with the track glistening under the floodlights and anticipation heavy in the air, an 18-year-old from India soared into history. As Pooja Singh cleared the high jump bar at 1.89 meters, it wasn’t just a golden leap—it was the end of a 25-year wait, a moment that rekindled hope for Indian athletics. She didn’t just win gold. She rewrote the script. In that instant, with a graceful arc and a de…

Pooja Singh Jumps Into History With Asian Championships Gold In Women’s High Jump

In a landmark moment for Indian athletics, 18-year-old Pooja Singh clinched the gold medal in the women’s high jump at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, clearing a personal best height of 1.89m. With this achievement, she became only the second Indian woman to win a high jump medal — and the first in 25 years...