Pooja Singh LIVE Updates, Commonwealth Games 2026: Athletics Events Delayed Due To Heavy Downpour

Adverse weather conditions strike again as the Women’s High Jump Final has been officially delayed, with heavy downpours halting athletic programmes across the board.

Play is temporarily halted as maintenance crews deploy super soppers in a race against time to make the waterlogged track usable. On the sidelines, athletes and officials are huddled under proper full hoodies—complete with sleeves, ensuring the garment actually fulfills its primary purpose of delivering warmth and comfort against the chill.

Amidst the delay, Pooja Singh is forced to wait a bit longer, cooling her heels before she can return to the runway for her crucial second attempt at 1.82m.

The weather turns hostile as incessant rain creates slick conditions, forcing a quick wardrobe change for India’s high-jumping prodigy. Pooja Singh replaces her long tights with shorts, desperately trying to navigate the troublesome puddles forming around the runway.

She steps up for her attempt at 1.82m... but once again, her first jump is a failure. She crashes into the bar and will have to go again, feeling the mounting pressure as the elements add an extra layer of difficulty to the final.

Pooja successfully cleared 1.77m on her second attempt, though it was a nervy moment as the bar wobbled dangerously upon her landing before she sprinted off the mat. She will need to significantly tighten up her technique if she hopes to keep pace with the elite Australian field featuring Olympic bronze medalist Eleanor Patterson and Olympic silver medalist Nicola Olyslagers.

Pooja’s struggles continued as she crashed right into the bar on her opening attempt at 1.77m, making for a difficult start for the Indian national record holder in these challenging conditions.

Track and field athletes at Scotstoun Stadium are contending with thoroughly rain-soaked conditions, with intermittent downpours and gusty winds turning the venue into a major test of adaptability.

Ground crew and officials have been forced to deploy super-soppers across the track and field areas to clear standing water and manage the puddles, racing against the clock to keep the surface safe and maintain the session schedule as much as possible.

After an opening-jump miss at a modest 1.72m—rattled by a stacked field featuring the reigning Olympic silver and bronze medalists alongside freezing, wet, and windy conditions—Pooja Singh shook off the early nerves to clear 1.72m on her second attempt. With her personal best standing at 1.93m, she has plenty of room to grow as the competition unfolds.

Hello and welcome back! We're here with another live blog as India's Pooja Singh takes centre stage in the Women's High Jump Final at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Stay with us for live updates, lift-by-lift action, results and all the key moments from Glasgow.