Tokyo (Japan): After winning a silver medal at a high jump from Tokyo Paralympics ongoing, Nishad Kumar on Sunday said that he hoped his victory would encourage more athletes to follow their passion.
“I am very happy after winning a silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics.
I want to thank India’s sports authorities and Prime Minister, I get the desired support of everyone.
PCI always helps me.
I am happy after winning the medal,” Nishad said to Ani.
Read Alsonishad Kumar won silver in the high leap of men in ParalympicsIndia’s Nishad Kumar won a silver medal at the Men’s High Jump T47 event in Tokyo Paralympics with an Asian record effort in Tokyo on Sunday.
Kumar cleaned 2.06 m to win silver and set Asian records.
American Dallas Wise was also awarded silver because he and Kumar cleaned the same height “I hope this medal makes everyone proud and I hope this pushes more athletes to follow their passion,” he added.
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Asian records are 2.06m and mark the second silver for India.
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https://t.co/ckfya13FW5- Paralympic India 🇮🇳 # Cheer4India 🏅 # Praise4Para (@Paralympicindia) 1630241857000USA This Roderick Townsend won gold while Dallas Wise shared a second place with Nishad.
Townsend made a 2.15 m leap while Wise recorded a leap of 2.06 m.
Nishad and thoughtful both were finished with the same sign, but Nishad had crossed a 2.02 mark in his first attempt while Wise took two.
Chahar rampal India finished in fifth place with a leap of 1.94m.
Read Alsotokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar has taken the game to the new Heights, said Deepa Malikdeepa Malik, President of the Indian Paralympics Committee (PCI) on Sunday congratulations to Nishad Kumar to win the Silver Medal at the Tokyo Jump event in the ongoing man’s paralympics.
Mearlier on that day, Indian table tennis player Bhavina won silver because he lost the gold medal match with Zhou Ying 3-0 in China – Grade 4 at Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.
With this silver medal, Bhavina is the first table tennis player to win a medal in Paralympics for India and a second female athlete after PCI Head Deepa Malik to achieve this achievement.
Deepa has won silver in Rio 2016 on a woman’s shot.
‘Hopefully this silver encourages more athletes to follow their desires’
