Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 29 -- Indian athlete Pooja clinched the bronze medal in the women's high jump event at the Asian Games 2026 after producing a strong performance in the final on Tuesday.

Pooja cleared 1.84m to finish third on the podium in a closely contested competition. She successfully cleared each of her attempts up to 1.84m, with all her jumps coming on the first attempt.

Her clean card helped her secure the bronze medal on countback, ahead of athletes from China and Kazakhstan who also recorded the same height.

Uzbekistan's Barnokhon Sayfullaeva won the gold medal after clearing 1.90m, while Kazakhstan's Kristina Ovchinnikova claimed silver after clearing 1.87m. Pooja finished third with her best effort of 1.84m.

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