Mon Sep 02 11:55:02 UTC 2024: – Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in men’s high jump T47 event at the Paris Paralympics
– India’s overall medal tally increased to 7
– His highest jump was 2.04m, a season’s best
– USA’s Roderick Townsend won gold, Georgii Margiev won bronze
– Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics
– T47 is for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment
– Preethi Pal won bronze in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds
– She became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics
– She is only the second Indian woman to win two medals in a single Paralympics

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