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Asian Athletics Championships 2025 gold medallist, Haryana’s Pooja Singh: No problem can cease me!
Jun 04, 2025 06:00 AM IST
Excessive jumper Pooja Singh, who broke her personal U-20 document and received gold at Asian Athletics Championships 2025, reveals she carried out in South Korea with torn sneakers.
Athlete Pooja Singh grabbed the gold medal on the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in South Korea, on Friday (Might 30). Notably, she achieved the feat with torn spikes! Now again dwelling in Fatehabad, the Haryana lady tells us the very first thing she did upon returning: “I handed over the medal to my mother and father. Jab unhone mera medal apne haath mein liya, unki aankhon mein bahut garv aur khushi thi… It was a particular feeling that may’t be defined in phrases.”
For the 18-year-old excessive jumper’s mother and father – who’ve celebrated each event be it large or small – this feat for India made them really feel “very proud”. Particularly since her leap of 1.89m broke her personal U-20 nationwide document set final yr on the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Peru. Point out it, and the teenager responds with humility: “I didn’t rejoice an excessive amount of as a result of I needed to return to my coaching.”
Pooja is a first-year school scholar pursuing bachelors in Bodily Training and Sports activities. Being a sportsperson, she is cognisant of how fickle fame is. Lengthy earlier than the medals and ensuing highlight, she had been coaching in dusty fields. “I used bamboo poles rather than correct crossbars. Sach kahun toh itne bade competitors mein maine phate huye spikes par kinesiology tape laga kar khela tha,” she provides.
However nothing has ever appeared like an extenuating circumstance for this grounded lady. She displays: “What if my sneakers had been torn on this championship, or I’ve skilled with bamboos up to now? Agar mere paas kuchh nahin hai toh uska matlab yeh nahin ki important life mein kuchh bada obtain nahin kar sakti! I consider in three issues — exhausting work, self-discipline, and dedication — baaki sab sambhal jayega. There isn’t any problem in life that may or ought to cease me from attaining my goals.”
Her steely conviction and quiet dedication additionally stem from her compass cum coach, Balwan Parta. “Mere coach mere mum or dad hain, information bhi, aur dost bhi. Important unse ladti hoon aur seekhti bhi hoon,” she shares with a smile, whereas crediting her coach for igniting inside her the eagerness for this sport. Pooja provides, “My coach taught me that medals toh aate rahenge, however subsequent leap aur excessive honi chahiye! Jo jeet liya woh ab peeche reh gaya. Now, the following goal is to get again to coaching instantly and fulfil my final dream — to win India one other medal within the 2028 LA Olympics.”
