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.