Mon Sep 02 03:55:39 UTC 2024: Published – September 02, 2024 01:43 am IST – ParisNishad Kumar of Team India competes during the Para Athletics – Men’s High Jump – T47 Final on day Four of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Stade de France on September 01, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: Getty ImagesHigh jumper Nishad Kumar of the T47 category clinched his second successive silver at the Paralympic Games with a season’s best effort of 2.04 m here on Sunday (September 1, 2024).Nishad also won a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. T47 is meant for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment. The 23-year-old Preethi also became only the second Indian woman to win two medals— both bronze— in a single Paralympics after shooter Avani Lekhara who won a gold and a bronze in Tokyo three years ago. Terms & conditions | Institutional SubscriberComments have to be in English, and in full sentences. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

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