Mon Sep 02 03:55:40 UTC 2024: Subscribers Only Have you subscribed yet?Published : Sep 02, 2024 00:58 IST , Chennai – 1 MIN READNishad Kumar of India won his second Paralympic medal. | Photo Credit: Getty ImagesNishad Kumar won India’s seventh medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after finishing second in the men’s high jump T47 final on Sunday. Nishad cleared 2.04m with ease but failed at 2.08m as USA’s Roderick Townsend won gold having cleared 2.12 in his first attempt. The 24-year-old Indian made his first Paralympic Games appearance in Tokyo and went onto claim silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 category with a new Asian record of 2.06m. Townsend won the Paralympic gold in 2021 as well. In the 2022 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the men’s high jump T47 at Hangzhou, China. Terms & conditions | Institutional SubscriberComments have to be in English, and in full sentences. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment

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