Mon Sep 02 14:25:48 UTC 2024: – Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in men’s high jump T47 event at Paris Paralympics, taking India’s overall medal tally to 7.
– This was India’s second medal on Sunday.
– Nishad’s highest jump was 2.04m, 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 previously won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics.
– T47 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 Paralympic medals.
– Preethi is only the second Indian woman to win two medals in a single Paralympics after shooter Avani Lekhara.

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