New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Senior national record holder and reigning Asian champion Pooja Singh will lead India's challenge at the World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 as a 36-member track and field contingent gears up to compete at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from August 5 to 9.

According to Olympics.com, the Indian squad comprises 23 men and 13 women and heads into the global showpiece on the back of a historic outing at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, China, where the country finished second behind China with a record haul of 19 medals, including 10 gold.

All eyes will be on the 19-year-old Pooja, who has emerged as one of India's brightest athletics prospects this season. She clinched the women's high jump titl...