Asian Games 2026: Pooja Clinches High Jump Bronze, Sarvesh Kushare Wins Silver For India
Nagoya, Sep 29: India’s national record-holder Pooja won the bronze medal in the women’s high jump at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, after Sarvesh Kushare and Parul Chaudhary added a silver and bronze, respectively, to India’s athletics medal haul. Pooja wins high jump bronze Pooja cleared a best of 1.84m to finish third in the women’s high jump final. Uzbekistan’s…
India's Pooja secured the bronze medal in the women's high jump at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, with a clearance of 1.84m. Uzbekistan's Sayfullaeva won gold with a personal best of 1.90m, while Kazakhstan's Kristina Ovchinnikova took silver after clearing 1.87m. Pooja's attempt to reach 1.87m in three tries was unsuccessful, resulting in a bronze medal.
This victory marks India's first medal in the women's high jump at the Asian Games since 2002, following Pooja's own national record-breaking jump of 1.93m at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships. Sarvesh Kushare claimed the silver medal in the men's high jump, clearing 2.25m on his first attempt, matching the gold medalist's jump.
He needed two attempts to reach this height, while the gold medalist, Chao Hsuan-Fu of Chinese Taipei, cleared it on his initial try. The Republic of Korea's Sanghyeok Woo took bronze with a jump of 2.22m.
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