Pooja Singh created history by winning the gold medal in the women's high jump at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships with a personal best jump of 1.89m.
Her win ended India's 25-year wait for a gold medal in the event, the last since Bobby Aloysius won it in 2000.
Highlights of Pooja Singh's achievement
Gold medal: Won the gold medal in the women's high jump at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships held in Gumi, South Korea.
Personal best: Broke her own under-20 national record, setting a new personal best of 1.89m.
Historic achievement: Became only the second Indian woman to win a medal in the high jump at the Asian Championships, after Bobby Aloysius.
Challenging training: Overcoming financial constraints, trained with makeshift equipment like bamboo sticks for crossbars and rice husk sacks as landing mats.
Resilience after injury: Made a brilliant comeback after a 15-month break due to injury and has set national records in the under-16 and under-18 categories.
Future goals: Maintain physical stability, refine her technique and break the senior national record of 1.92m.
Impact and recognition
Praise for Tejaswin Shankar: India's high jump national record holder praised her performance, calling it the "best from an Indian perspective".
National pride: Her historic win is being seen as a turning point for Indian athletics and a ray of hope for grassroots sports in the country.
2 Comments
By Admin User
3 months agoBig congratulations to Pooja Singh! She won a top medal for India in athletics in 2025. Her hard work and dedication have made the whole country proud.
By Roshni
3 months ago#Indiawon .....proud of Pooja Singh.... Let's celebrate the incredible achievement of Pooja Singh, who won a top medal in athletics for India in 2025...