India’s best performance in Tokyo Paralympics, Praveen Kumar won silver in high jump
Indian player Praveen Kumar (Sports category T44) won the silver medal in the men’s high jump (T64) at the Tokyo Paralympics. Praveen took the silver medal with a long jump of 2.07 meters. Along with this jump, Praveen also made a new Asian record in his name.
Tokyo: Indian player Praveen Kumar (sports category T44) won the silver medal in the men’s high jump (T64) at the Paralympics. Praveen took the silver medal with a long jump of 2.07 meters. Along with this jump, Praveen also made a new Asian record in his name. Praveen appeared in excellent rhythm throughout the match, but in the last moments, Polish player Jonathan overpowered him and took the gold with a jump of 2.10 meters. This is India’s 11th medal in Paralympics.
India’s best performance in Paralympics
This is India’s best ever performance in Paralympics and after many years, the country’s medal tally has reached double digits. Let us inform that India got 4 medals in the high jump of Tokyo Games. Earlier, Mariyappan Thangavelu of India won the silver medal in the high jump T63 event, while Sharad Kumar got the bronze. Nishad Kumar won silver medal in T47 with an Asian record.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated
After this amazing feat of Praveen Kumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated him. On winning the silver medal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and wrote, ‘Proud of you Praveen for winning the silver medal in the Paralympics. This medal is the result of his hard work and dedication. Many congratulations. Best wishes to him for the future.
Praveen Kumar showed his strength
Praveen got a tough competition from Poland player GBR Jonathan in the final match and there was a tough fight between the two for the gold. Praveen was giving a tough fight to the Polish player, but he could not match the long jump of 2.10 meters by Jonathan and had to be content with silver. This is India’s third medal in high jump, before Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar had won silver and bronze medals. India has so far won 11 medals in Tokyo Paralympics with 2 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze.
