High jumper Pooja, women’s 4x400m team disappoint; India end World Athletics U20 Championships with 3 medals
India concluded the World Athletics U20 Championships with three medals, as high jumper Pooja Singh and the women's 4x400m relay team failed to secure podium finishes. The team matched their previous medal hauls from 2021 and 2022, with silver and bronze contributions from other athletes.
Why it matters
The performance provides insight into the development and current standing of India's youth athletic talent on the global stage.
National senior record holder high jumper Pooja Singh failed to live up to the expectations, finishing seventh in the final, as India ended their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals here.
The 19-year-old Pooja could only clear 1.84m, way below her national senior record height of 1.93m. She failed to sail over 1.87m in three attempts.
Izobelle Louison-Roe of Australia won the gold with 1.92m, while Lilianna Batori (1.90m) of Hungary and Aitana Alonso (1.90m) of Spain bagged the silver and bronze respectively.
In May, Pooja had won gold in the Asian U20 Athletics Championships with the senior national record height of 1.93m. She is also the reigning gold medallist at the Senior Asian Athletics Athletics Championships.
The Indian women's 4x400m relay team, meanwhile, finished ninth and last in the final, clocking 3 minute 45.28 seconds. The team comprised Bhoomika Nehate, Tahura Khatun, Tanu Chaudhary and Thiya Arumugam.
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