Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump, sets Asian record
Published on Aug 29, 2021 10:51 pm IST
It's silver for India! Nishad Kumar, who competes in the men's high jump T47 event, finished second in the final in the ongoing Paralympics on Sunday. With his final jump of 2.06m, Kumar set a new Asian record. USA's Roderick Townsend and Dallas Wise won gold and bronze medals respectively. Nishad and Wise both finished on the same mark, but Nishad had crossed the 2.02 mark in his first attempt while Wise took two, as a result, Nishad won silver. India's Rampal Chahar finished at the fifth spot with a jump of 1.94m. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nishad Kumar for the silver win. Watch this report for more.
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