Indian Open Jumps | Pole vaulter Baranica makes Asian Games grade

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Pooja claimed the women’s precocious   leap  crown successful  the Indian Open jumps successful  Bengaluru connected  Sunday, 15 March, 2026.

Pooja claimed the women’s precocious leap crown successful the Indian Open jumps successful Bengaluru connected Sunday, 15 March, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

JSW’s Pooja claimed the women’s precocious leap crown successful the 5th Indian Open jumps contention held astatine the Anju Bobby High Performance Centre present connected Sunday. 

Pooja’s 1.76m winning effort fell abbreviated of the qualification modular for the Asian Games 2026 (1.80m) and Commonwealth Games 2026 (1.92m). 

Tamil Nadu’s Baranica Elangovan won the women’s rod vault, and attained the Asian Games 2026 people (4.10m). 

With 2003 World Championships agelong leap bronze medallist Anju Bobby George successful attendance, Mubassina Mohammed won the women’s agelong leap gold. 

Baranica Elangovan.

Baranica Elangovan. | Photo Credit: File photo: R. RAGU

The Lakshadweep-born Mubassina, present representing Anju Bobby Sports Foundation, went up of nearest rival Bhavani Yadav (6.27m) with a sixth and last leap of 6.38m. 

The women’s agelong leap tract was depleted, fixed the lack of established names similar Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan. 

The results (winners): Men: Under-20: Long jump: K. Yuvaraj (NCOE, Trivandrum), 7.63m.

Under-18: Long jump: Rajeev Roy (NCOE, Trivandrum), 7.45m.

Women: Pole vault: Baranica Elangovan (TN), 4.10m. Long jump: Mubassina Mohammed (Anju Bobby Sports Foundation), 6.38m. High jump: Pooja (JSW), 1.76m. Triple jump: Mallala Anusha (AP), 13.18m.

Under-20: Long jump: Tamanna (Har), 5.93m. High jump: Pooja (Anju Bobby Sports Foundation), 1.74m.

Under-18: High jump: R. Harshini (TN), 1.50m. Long jump: Kashish (Har), 5.58m.

Published - March 15, 2026 08:38 p.m. IST

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