India, June 4 -- Athlete Pooja Singh grabbed the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in South Korea, on Friday (May 30). Notably, she achieved the feat with torn spikes! Now back home in Fatehabad, the Haryana girl tells us the first thing she did upon returning: "I handed over the medal to my parents. Jab unhone mera medal apne haath mein liya, unki aankhon mein bahut garv aur khushi thi... It was a special feeling that can't be explained in words."

For the 18-year-old high jumper's parents - who've celebrated every occasion be it big or small - this feat for India made them feel "very proud". Especially since her leap of 1.89m broke her own U-20 national record set last year at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championship...