Baranica creates history with India's first Asiad pole vault medal
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Baranica Elangovan won India's first-ever Asian Games pole vault medal by securing bronze in Nagoya.
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- Baranica Elangovan cleared 4.15m to claim the bronze medal in the women's pole vault at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- She shared the podium with Kazakhstan athlete Polina Ivanova after both finished with identical records.
- The accomplishment marks the first time an Indian athlete has secured a medal in this discipline at the Asian Games.
- Her performance follows a series of national record-breaking efforts throughout the 2026 season.
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NamedIndia · Japan · Kazakhstan · Bahrain · Birhanu Balew · Polina Ivanova · Sindhushree Ganesha · Athletics Federation of India · Baranica Elangovan · Gulveer Singh
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