Tokyo Paralympics Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump; clears 2.06m, sets an Asian record
India's Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event in the Tokyo Paralympics with an Asian record effort here on Sunday. Prime Minister congratulated Kumar after his victory. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur also Tweeted congratulating the athlete
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India's Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event in the Tokyo Paralympics with an Asian record effort here on Sunday. Prime Minister congratulated Kumar after his victory. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur also Tweeted congratulating the athlete.
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"More joyful news comes from Tokyo! Absolutely delighted that Nishad Kumar wins the Silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47. He is a remarkable athlete with outstanding skills and tenacity. Congratulations to him," the Prime Minister said in his Tweet.
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More joyful news comes from Tokyo! Absolutely delighted that Nishad Kumar wins the Silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47. He is a remarkable athlete with outstanding skills and tenacity. Congratulations to him. #Paralympics
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 29, 2021
Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and set an Asian record. American Dallas Wise was also awarded a silver as he and Kumar cleared the same height of 2.06m.
Another American, Roderick Townsend won the gold with a world record jump of 2.15m.
This was India's second medal of the Games after Bhavinaben Patel won a silver in women's singles table tennis class 4 event on Sunday.
Bhavina Patel`s sensational run in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ended with a silver medal as she lost to world number 1 Zhou Ying of China in straight games in the final of the women`s table tennis Class 4 on Sunday. Bhavina thus made history for India on National Sports Day by becoming the first table tennis player from the country to win a medal in the Paralympic Games.
The silver she won is India`s first medal at Tokyo 2020 and 13th overall -- 4 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze.
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