Pooja breaks 14-yr-old high jump national record at U20 Athletics Championships

Nineteen-year-old high jumper Pooja recorded a new personal best of 1.93 metres and broke the 14-year-old national record of 1.92 metres at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong. With the 1.93 metre mark, Pooja won the gold medal, making it her second medal at the Asian U20 Championships. Sahana Kumari had set the previous national record in 2012.