Mon Sep 02 11:55:02 UTC 2024: – Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 event at the Paris Paralympics
– He achieved a season-best jump of 2.04m
– USA’s Roderick Townsend won the gold medal with a jump of 2.12m
– Nishad was dejected after failing to clear 2.08m but was embraced by Townsend
– Another Indian high jumper, Ram Pal, finished seventh with a personal best of 1.95m
– India’s tally in athletics at the Paralympics is now 3 medals
– Nishad suffered a severe accident at age six, but found solace in sports and para-athletics
– He had won a silver medal at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships before the Paralympics in Paris

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