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Pooja Singh seeks high jump gold as U-20 championships end
The World U-20 Athletics Championships conclude in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday. India has two medal hopes: national record holder Pooja Singh in women's high jump and the women's 4x400m relay team. Pooja,…
The Story in Brief
The World U-20 Athletics Championships conclude in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday. India has two medal hopes: national record holder Pooja Singh in women's high jump and the women's 4x400m relay team. Pooja, 19, holds the third-best personal mark among 14 finalists. The relay quartet of Bhoomika Nehate, Tahura Khatun, Tanu Chaudhary, and Thiya Arumugam finished third in Heat 1 with a time of 3:39.53.
India already has three medals: Ashish Yadav (silver, javelin), Basant Kumar Meghwal (silver, high jump), and Shahnavaz Khan (bronze, long jump). The country is 20th in the medal table; USA leads with 18 medals.
The Indian Opinion
Applause for India's three medals is fair, but the haul has no gold. Junior success often fails to translate to senior glory. The real test is whether Pooja and the relay team can deliver under pressure today. Watch how many of these U-20 stars make the 2028 Olympic squad.
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