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, bringing India’s overall medal tally to 7
– Nishad’s highest jump was 2.04m, which was his season’s best
– USA’s Roderick Townsend won gold with a jump of 2.12m, while Georgii Margiev won bronze with 2.00m
– Nishad had also won a silver in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago
– T47 event is for competitors with below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment
– Preethi Pal won bronze in the 200m T35 category, becoming the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics
– She set a personal best time of 30.01 seconds
– Preethi also became the second Indian woman to win two medals in a single Paralympics after shooter Avani Lekhara in Tokyo three years ago

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