Tokyo Paralympics: Praveen Kumar wins silver in men’s high jump, becomes India’s 11th medallist

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Tokyo, Sep 03, 2021: Para high jumper Praveen Kumar won silver on Friday to claim India’s 11th medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. Praveen cleared the Asian record with a 2.07m jump, finishing behind Great Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who managed a best jump of 2.10m on a rain-soaked track at the Olympic Stadium.

 

Praveen is India’s fourth medallist in men’s high jump at Tokyo Games after Nishad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, and Sharad Kumar.

Praveen, 18, passed on his first attempt of 1.83m and directly cleared 1.88m in his first jump. He sat through the 1.93m mark before clearing 1.97m on his first attempt. The jump ensured him of a medal.

 

Good morning India!!
We have secured our 11th medal, this time in the Men’s High Jump T64 event courtesy Praveen Kumar. What a fabulous performance to bring home🥈. The country will be proud of his exceptional effort!#Praise4Para @narendramodi @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik

— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) September 3, 2021

He then took two attempts to clear the 2.01m mark and then cleared 2.04m in his first attempt. He couldn’t clear the 2.07m mark in his first attempt. However, he made a smooth finish to clear the mark in his second try making the Asian Record.

Broom-Edwards cleared the 2.10m mark in his second attempt, which Praveen failed to clear in his three attempts, thus settling for silver.

The Tokyo Paralympics marks India’s best ever performance at an edition of the Games, easily surpassing the country’s previous best haul of four at the 2016 Rio Games. Shooter Avani Lekhara and javelin thrower Sumit Antil have won gold while Praveen is India’s sixth silver medallist after paddler Bhavina Patel, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya, and high jumpers Thangavellu and Nishad.Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar, high jumper Sharad Kumar and shooter Singhraj have won bronze.Live TV

Courtesy:India Today