Indian athlete Pooja reaches women's 800m final in Asian Games

Indian athlete Pooja qualified for the women's 800m final at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday. She finished fifth in Heat 2 and 7th overall with a time of 2:03.20 to qualify. However, India's Gowthami Jayaraman finished 4th in Heat 1 and 9th overall with a time of 2:04.31, missing out on qualification.