Nishad Kumar Wins Silver At Paralympics

On Monday, 02 September 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nishad Kumar for winning the silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event at the Paris Paralympics.

Nishad Kumar received a silver medal in the men's high jump - T47 final.

Nishad also finished second in Tokyo three years ago and achieved his season-best performance with a leap of 2.04 meters, earning him the silver.

On his official X handle, PM Modi praised Nishad for his "remarkable achievement" during the ongoing Paralympics.

"Congrats to @nishad_hj for his remarkable achievement in winning a silver medal in the Men's High Jump T47 event at the #Paralympics2024! He has shown us that with passion and determination, everything is possible. India is elated," PM Modi wrote on X.

India has seven medals at the on going Paris Paralympics, with one gold medal, two silvers, and four bronze medals.

Preeti Pal clinched a bronze medal in the 200m T-35 race on Sunday. With this medal, Preeti created history as she became the first-ever Indian woman athlete to win 2 medals in the track & field events at the Paralympics, or Olympics.

On Saturday, Rubina finished third and bagged a bronze medal in the P2-Women's 10M Air Pistol SH-1 final.

She got a total of 211.1 points in the final. Javanmardi Sareh of Iran finished with gold (236.8 points) and Turkey's Ozgan Aysel went on to win the silver medal (231.1 points).