Pooja Singh (athlete)

Pooja Singh (born 21 February 2007) is an Indian athlete. She competes in the high jump event. She is named in the Indian athletics team for the high jump event for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.^[1] She reached the finals of the Asian Games women's high jump event along with compatriot Rubina Yadav and finished sixth. Rubina finished ninth.

Pooja Singh

Personal information
Born	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 18) Haryana, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	High Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1.83 m (2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  India Asian U20 Championships 2023 Yecheon High jump Asian U18 Championships 2023 Tashkent High jump

Early life

Pooja hails from Bosti village in Haryana. Her father Hansraj is a construction worker.^[2] Coach Balwan Singh spotted Pooja while during a yoga session and was impressed with her yoga postures, charasana and dhanurasana (yoga forms) and recruited her and started training her as a high jumper.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  India
2023	Asian U18 Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	1st	High jump	1.77 m
	Asian U20 Championships	Yecheon, South Korea	2nd	High jump	1.82 m
	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	7th	High jump	1.75 m
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	6th	High jump	1.80 m

Seasonal bests

Year	Date	Location	Performance	Notes
2022	15 November	Guwahati, India	1.76 m
2023	6 June	Yecheon, South Korea	1.82 m
2024	29 August	Lima, Peru	1.83 m	PB, NU20R

Career

• 2023: She won a silver medal at the 20th Asian U20 Athletics Championship, Yecheon.
• 2023: Won a gold at the Youth Asian Championship in Tashkent.^[3]
• 2023: In July, she took part in the Asian Athletics Championships, Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok.
• 2023: She also won a bronze at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Trinidad & Tobago.