Tokyo Paralympics: India's Praveen Kumar Wins Silver In Men's High Jump T64 Final
Tokyo Paralympics: India's Praveen Kumar won the silver medal in men's high jump (T64) final with a jump of 2.07m on Friday
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: September 03, 2021 09:57 AM IST
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India's Praveen Kumar won the silver medal in men's high jump (T64) final
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Praveen Kumar set a new Asian record with a jump of 2.07m on Friday
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Praveen Kumar's silver took India's medal tally at Paralympics to 11
India's Praveen Kumar clinched the silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event, taking the country's haul to 11 at the Tokyo Paralympics. The 18-year-old Kumar, competing in his debut Paralympics, set a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump to finish behind Great Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who notched up his season's best of 2.10m for the gold. The bronze went to Rio Games champion Maciej Lepiato of Poland who produced an effort of 2.04m.Â
T64 classification is for athletes with a leg amputation, who compete with prosthetics in a standing position.Â
T44, the disability classification that Kumar has but is eligible to compete in T64, is for athletes with a leg deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement in the legs.Â
His impairment, which is congenital, affects the bones that connect his hip to his left leg.Â
The ongoing Paralympic Games are turning out to be India's best ever and the nation has so far claimed two gold, six silver and three bronze medals.