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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver in High Jump

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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver in High Jump
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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Indian para athlete Nishad Kumar on Sunday won silver medal in High Jump T47 category. Nishad made a jump of 2.06m and as a result, he sealed the silver medal. In the event, Nishad Kumar also went on to create an Asian Record and the event turned out to be a good affair for the Indian para-athlete.
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Also Read | Coronavirus India Update: DGCA extends suspension of international passenger flights Image USA's Roderick Townsend and Dallas Wise won gold and bronze medals respectively. Townsend made the jump of 2.15m while Wise recorded a jump of 2.06 m. Also Read | Farmer who sustained head injuries in Karnal lathicharge dies of heart attack
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Image 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. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "More joyful news comes from Tokyo! Absolutely delighted that Nishad Kumar wins the Silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47. He is a remarkable athlete with outstanding skills and tenacity. Congratulations to him." Image Earlier in the day, India's para table tennis player Bhavina won silver as she lost the gold medal match to China's Zhou Ying 3-0 in the women's singles - Class 4 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.
With this silver medal, Bhavina is the first table tennis player ever to win a medal at the Paralympics for India and the second female athlete after PCI chief Deepa Malik to achieve this feat. Deepa had won silver at Rio 2016 in women's shot put.
-PTC News-
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