Haryana's international high jumper Pooja improved her under-18 national record !!
Record: pooja improved the national record in the high jump at junior Nationals, jumping this many meters
Delhi's promising 400-meter runner jai Kumar, who has been performing consistently well since the beginning of this year, maintained his dominance on the track.
Haryana's international high jumper pooja improved her under-18 national record on the third day of the 39th National junior championship at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. 17-year-old pooja improved the national record with a jump of 1.85 meters in the high jump during the heptathlon competition. Her previous national record of 1.83 meters was recorded during the World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru in August.
The girls' under-16 javelin throw saw a tough competition with the top six players bettering the national record. Muskan from Haryana managed to win the gold medal with a best performance of 46.87m. She beat the previous under-16 national record of 40.01m set by Shivani patel this year by a big margin.