
Jun 27, 2026
✦India Today
No money for equipment, Sindhushree breaks national record with borrowed pole
National record-breaking pole vaulter G Sindhushree, facing financial hardship after her father's 2022 death, used a borrowed pole to win gold at the National Inter-State Championships. She cleared 4.25m, setting a new national record and securing a ticket to the Asian Games. Her father's dream fuels her ambition.