From injury setback to historic bronze: Baranica soars to Asian Games bronze

Nagoya, Sept 25 (UNI) Indian pole vaulter Baranica Elangovan turned years of injury, rehabilitation and setbacks into a historic moment on Friday, soaring to a bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and becoming the country's first medallist in the event. The 29-year-old's 4.15m clearance was more than a podium finish - it marked the culmination of a seven-year journey that began with a serious knee injury and threatened to bring her pole-vaulting career to an abrupt halt. Baranica suffered an ACL and meniscus injury to her take-off leg in 2019 and was forced into surgery and a prolonged rehabilitation…