Pooja defeated Lilya Shakirova of Uzbekistan by technical superiority 11-0 to earn a third-place finish.
However, Rajneesh Kumar and Pawan Kumar bowed out in the men's opening round competitions in the 65kg freestyle and 85kg freestyle respectively, according to a Wrestling Federation of India official.
Other Indians in the fray, Amit Kumar (57kg freestyle) and Rajiv Tomar (125kg), who made a controversial return to the national squad after his international tournament since the India Grand Prix in 2012, opted out of the competition.