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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Pooja Olla<br />
| image = Pooja Olla.jpg<br />
| caption = Olla in 2025<br />
| nationality = {{IND}}n<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|06|17}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Fatehabad, Haryana]], India<br />
| employer = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[800 m]], [[1500 m]]<br />
| pb = ''[[800 m]]'': 2:01.03 ([[2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2025]])<br>''[[1500 m]]'': 4:09.52 ([[Kalinga Stadium|2023]])<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]]<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships|2025 Gumi]]|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500m]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships|2025 Gumi]]|[[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|800m]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Pooja Olla''' (born 17 June 2002) is an Indian [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]] who competes in the [[800 metres|800 m]] and [[1500 metres|1500 m]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pooja OLLA{{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/pooja-14818407 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Olla was born on 17 June 2002 in [[Fatehabad, Haryana]]. She initially took up [[Field hockey|hockey]] during her youth, but at around age 15, while training at the [[Sports Authority of India]] centre in [[Badal, Punjab]], a coach recognized her potential for running and encouraged her to switch to [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], focusing on [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance]] events.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Abhishek |date=2025-09-01 |title=From Hockey Fields to Athletics: Pooja Olla's Journey to the World Stage |url=https://revsportz.in/from-hockey-fields-to-athletics-pooja-ollas-journey-to-the-world-stage/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Revsportz {{!}} Sports News Portal {{!}} Latest Sports Articles |language=en-US}}</ref> She works as a ticket collector-cum-commercial clerk at the [[Bilaspur railway division|Bilaspur Railway Division]] in Chhattisgarh.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Olla competed in national competitions including the National School Games, Khelo India Youth Games and the Federation Cup before progressing to senior-level athletics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Athlete Pooja wins silver at Asian Championship, Korea |work=Hari Bhoomi |url=https://www.haribhoomi.com/state-local/haryana/fatehabad/athlete-pooja-wins-silver-asian-championship-korea-629985 |access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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At the [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships]], Olla won the silver medal in the [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m event]] with a time of 4:10.83 and the bronze medal in the [[2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|800 m event]], setting a personal best of 2:01.89 in the latter event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Day 2 wrap — India medals |work=Outlook India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/others/asian-athletics-championships-2025-day-2-wrap-indias-rupal-chaudhary-pooja-win-silver-yoonus-bags-bronze-in-gumi |access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Athletics: India win silver in women's 4x100 relay; Pooja bags bronze in 800m |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/asian-athletics-india-win-silver-in-womens-4x100-relay-pooja-bags-bronze-in-800m-2733675-2025-05-31 |access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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The following week she won gold medals in both the 800 m and 1500 m at the 2025 Taiwan Open Athletics Meet; she set a meet record of 2:02.79 in the 800 m and recorded 4:11.63 in the 1500 m.<ref>{{cite news |title=SECR's Pooja sprints to 2 gold medals at Taiwan Open Meet |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/secrs-pooja-sprints-to-2-gold-medals-at-taiwan-open-meet/articleshow/121737268.cms |access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref> Later in 2025, representing [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]], Olla won the 1500 metres gold medal at the [[2025 World Athletics Continental Tour|World Continental Bronze Athletic Meet]] held in Bhubaneswar.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=SECR's athlete secures gold in 1500m race at World Continental Athletic Meet |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/secrs-athlete-secures-gold-in-1500-m-race-at-world-continental-athletic-meet/articleshow/123533616.cms |access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref> At the 64th National Inter-State Athletics Championships 2025 in Chennai, Olla won gold in the women's 800 m with a time of 2:02.27, she also clinched the 1500 m gold medal, clocking 4:10.68.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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