‘No one will marry…’: Baranica recalls words that followed her into pole vault after Asiad bronze

IANS | September 26, 2026 10:33 AM

Nagoya, Sep 26 (IANS) When Baranica Elangovan took up pole vault, people in her village questioned whether the sport was worth the risk and even told her parents that “no one will marry her” if she got injured. Years later, the 24-year-old Indian athlete stood on the Asian Games podium in Nagoya, winning a bronze medal in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.20m.