India's Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal withinside the men's high jump T47 event withinside the Paralympics with an Asian document attempt in Tokyo on Sunday. The 21-year-old Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and set an Asian record. American Dallas Wise was also offered a silver as he and Kumar cleared the identical top of 2.06m.
Another American, Roderick Townsend, gained gold with a world record jump of 2.15m.
Another Indian withinside the fray, Ram Pal completed 5th with the first-class jump of 1.94m.
T47 elegance is supposed for athletes with a unilateral higher limb impairment ensuing in a few losses of function on the shoulder, elbow, and wrist.
Hailing from Una in Himachal Pradesh, Kumar met with a twist of fate at the age of 8 that resulted withinside the loss of his right hand. He also contracted COVID-19 in advance for these 12 months whilst training at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru.
"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" tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kumar had won a gold medal in the men's high jump T46/47 event at the Fazza World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai earlier this year. He began competing in para-athletics in 2009.