Rosy Meena Paulraj bettered VS Surekha’s mark for registering a new pole vault national record, know her age, height and biography
Moreover, their equation goes beyond just the best mark in the women’s event.
Just before the commencement of the National Games, Rosy Meena Paulraj got a call from V. S. Surekha. She said, “I have spoken to Surekha akka just before the competition. She asked her to perform to the best of Rosy’s abilities.
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Heartly congratulations to CA Bhavani Devi, Jeswin Aldrin, Praveen Chitravel, N.Ajith, Rosy Meena Paulraj and Aarthy K on bagging the gold in their respective games at the ongoing #NationalGames2022 . @IamBhavaniDevi @AldrinJeswin pic.twitter.com/nClIhzzauf
— RAJ BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU (@rajbhavan_tn) October 2, 2022
Well done Rosy Meena Paulraj. Heartiest congrats for creating the new #NationalRecord in Women's Pole Vault with a clearance of 4.20m at the #NationalGames2022 pic.twitter.com/L8ewDEzhmh
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) October 2, 2022
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A few months past Surekha had helped out the 25-year-old Rosy Meena Paulraj land a trial for a sports quota job with the Indian Railways. Indian athletes consider jobs in the government sector a great opportunity as it gives them financial security to a great extent.
But there was a problem for Paulraj. “Generally the Indian Railways don’t employ candidates that are over 25 years of age. Rosy was almost far from the desired age number. Surekha helped Rosy a lot in her trials for the Railways.
Paulraj aced her trial and landed the coveted job and at the National Games on Saturday, she did even better as she achieved the gold medal by clearing a height of 4.20 meter at IIT Gandhinagar. That leap was enough to erase Surekha’s own national record of 4.15 meter, set in the year 2014.
157cm is her height and it is quite short compared to other pole vault athletes. “The biggest problem when you start at that age is that you must work to overcome that fear. That’s very difficult to do when you are already mature. There was nothing about her that was right for pole vault,” recalls coach Milber.
While having a national record in her name, Paulraj is now looking forward. “My final goal is Olympics. But I keep smaller targets as well. Paulraj was into gymnastics and she pursued the sport for a long time before started Javelin Throw.
Rosy Meena Paulraj Net Worth
Meena Paulraj is estimated to have a net worth of nearly around INR 20-30 lakhs as of 2022.