Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver in males’s excessive soar T47 occasion
India’s Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal within the males’s excessive soar T47 occasion within the Tokyo Paralympics with an Asian document effort right here on Sunday.
Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and set an Asian document. American Dallas Wise was additionally awarded a silver as he and Kumar cleared the identical top of two.06m.
#Silver Medal for ????#Athletics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal with a greatest effort of two.06m in Men’s High Jump T47 occasion.#Tokyo2020 | #Paralympics | #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/v5042FmCSX
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 29, 2021
More joyful information comes from Tokyo! Absolutely delighted that Nishad Kumar wins the Silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47. He is a exceptional athlete with excellent abilities and tenacity. Congratulations to him. #Paralympics
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 29, 2021
Another American, Roderick Townsend gained the gold with a world document soar of two.15m.
This was India’s second medal of the Games after Bhavinaben Patel gained a silver in girls’s singles desk tennis class 4 occasion on Sunday.