Set priorities: Baranica says she has been focusing on getting her basics right.
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In a 2023 interview, Baranica Elangovan had insisted she was not chasing the National Record (NR), wary that dwelling on it could shift her focus away from the technical aspects of her training.
On Tuesday, at the inaugural edition of the National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, that clarity paid off. The Tamil Nadu vaulter cleared 4.22m in the women’s pole vault final to break the NR and also register a Personal Best (PB), surpassing the mark held by Statemate Rosy Meena Paulraj.
The breakthrough followed a series of near misses, with Baranica saying she had attempted to break the record at least five times before finally succeeding.
Published – March 25, 2026 07:19 pm IST