Nishad Kumar bags silver medal in men's high jump at Tokyo Paralympics

Nishad Kumar helped India win its second medal at the ongoing Paralympics in Tokyo. The Indian athlete clinched a silver medal in the finals of men's high jump T45-T47 class.

Nishad Kumar won silver medal at Paralympics. (Twitter)

Nishad Kumar jumped 2.06m in the finals of the men's high jump T45-T47 class at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics to secure India's second medal at the event.

The effort by the Indian saw him clinch a silver medal at the event. His 2.06m mark also saw him create a new Asian record in men's high jump T45-T47 category. 

#Silver Medal for #Athletics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal with a best effort of 2.06m in Men's High Jump T47 event.#Tokyo2020 | #Paralympics | #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/v5042FmCSX — Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 29, 2021

American Dallas Wise was also awarded a silver as he and Nishad cleared the same height of 2.06m. Another American, Roderick Townsend won the gold with a world record jump of 2.15m. 

Another Indian in the fray, Ram Pal finished fifth with a best jump of 1.94m.

He became the second Indian after Bhavina Patel to win a medal at Tokyo Paralympics. The paddler earlier in the day secured a silver medal after losing her final match 3-0 against world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhouagainst.   

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. #Paralympics — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 29, 2021

Another #Silver for India on National Sports Day.

Congratulations to Nishad Kumar for the stellar performance. You’ve done our country proud. #TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/byO6vm28KI — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 29, 2021

Soon after his achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to Nishad. "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," the PM tweeted.