Pooja Danole
Pooja Danole (born 15 April 2004) is an Indian cyclist from Maharashtra.[1][2] She is an Indian track cycling national record holder in the Team pursuit.
She represented India at the 2026 Asian Games at Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[3]
Early life
[edit]Danole is from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Her father and brother had a background in wrestling. She started with wrestling and triathlon but after some district level and state level competitions, she was selected in cycling for the Sports hostel at Balewadi, Pune.[4]
Career
[edit]In March 2021, she won two gold medals at the 25th National Road Cycling Championship at Mumbai.[5]
In May 2026, she won a bronze medal for India, along with Swasti Singh, in the 20km madison event at the Grand Prix Tashkent at Uzbekistan.[6] In February 2025, she won a gold and two silver medals at the cycling event of the 38th National Games at Uttarakhand. she won a won a gold medal in the individual time trial event and silver medals in the 60 km race and the 3 km individual skill event with a time of 4 minutes 04.494 seconds.[7]
In the 2026 Asian Games, she was part of the Indian women's team, along with Meenakshi Rohilla, Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh, and finished 5th and last in the women's team pursuit qualifying round and were eliminated.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pooja Baban Danole". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Kodre, Pranali (8 March 2025). "सायकलच्या 'चाकावर' नकारात्मता भिरकावणारी कोल्हापूरची पूजा! शेतकरी बापाच्या कष्टाचं केलं चीज, गाजवल्या अनेक स्पर्धा". Marathi News Esakal (in Marathi). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games 2026: Full schedule, India's contingent, venues and medal hopes; all you need to know". The Times of India. 18 September 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Rangankar, Amertha (22 September 2026). "FPJ Exclusive | From A Small-Town Dream To Asian Games Spotlight: Pooja Danole's Journey Fueled By Family Sacrifice And Cycling Ambition". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "राष्ट्रीय रोड सायकलींग स्पर्धेत पुजा दानोळेला दोन सुवर्णपदक". Lokmat (in Marathi). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "News". www.orisports.com. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ भागवत, तेजस (5 February 2025). "38th National Sports 2025: महाराष्ट्राच्या लेकीनं गाजवली राष्ट्रीय क्रीडा स्पर्धा; पूजाने केली पदकांची हॅट्रिक". Navarashtra (in Marathi). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Pitts, Andre (29 September 2026). "Track cycling: India finish last in women's team pursuit qualifying". Olympics. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Indian Cyclists Fail To Reach Asian Games Medal Rounds". Rediff. 29 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.