# India’s Pooja reaches high jump final at U-20 Worlds 2026-08-07T20:52:17+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India’s Pooja qualified for the women’s high jump final on the third day of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Oregon on Friday. Her best leap of 1.79 metres was enough to earn one of 12 places in the medal round, after none of the jumpers could breach the direct qualification mark of 1.84m. All 12 finalists will enter the summit round with the same best jump of 1.79m. Earlier this year, the Haryana athlete broke a 14-year-old senior national record by clearing 1.93m at the Asian U-20 Athletics Championships, where she won gold. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com Tags: high jump, Indian athletics, Oregon, Pooja, Sportstar, World Athletics U-20 Championships Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pooja-enters-womens-high-jump-final-at-world-u-20-championships/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pooja-enters-womens-high-jump-final-at-world-u-20-championships/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.