Bhubaneswar, March 24 Baranica Elangovan of Tamil Nadu broke the overall national record in the women's pole vault event, achieving a height of 4.22m on the opening day of the National Indoor Championships here on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Baranica surpassed the earlier outdoor national record of 4.21m, which had been held by Rosy Meena Paulraj since 2022.
There is no official national indoor record for women's pole vault, as this is the inaugural national championships.