Who is Nishad Kumar? Athlete Wins Silver Medal in Men's High Jump

Nishad Kumar recently performed exceptionally to clinch the silver medal in the Paralympics held in Paris 2024 men's high jump T-47 his jump was 2. 04 meters. This was held on the 1st of September in the year 2024 and it was his second Paralympic medal. He also won a silver at the TOKYO/2020 Paralympics with a creditable jump of 2. 06 meters.

This is evident because, despite his growing 24 years of age, he engages himself in the T-47 category which entails athletes with ‘unilateral impairment of the arms.’ This showed in Paris where he was to place third behind the USA’s Roderick Townsend who leaped to 2.12 meters. Georgii Margiev from Russia won the bronze with a leap of 2. 00 meters.

However, Kumar said he was disappointed at not bagging gold in the event, especially since he had been practicing in training sessions and had even jumped 2.10 meters.

Major Achievements

• 2013: Silver medal in sub-junior high jump at the National School Games in Patiala.
• 2017: Silver medal in men's high jump (1.83m) at the National Para Athletics Championship in Panchkula.
• 2019:
• Bronze medal in men's T47 high jump at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, qualifying him for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
• Honored by Nalanda College, Himachal Pradesh for his performance.
• 2021:
• Gold medal in T46 high jump at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.
• Silver medal in men's high jump T47 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with an Asian record jump of 2.06 meters, sharing the podium with Dallas Wise of the USA.
• 2022: Gold medal in men's high jump T47 at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.
• 2024: Silver medal in men's high jump T47 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, achieving a jump of 2.04 meters. This performance was recognized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a remarkable achievement for the country.

The Paris 2024 Para-Olympics silver medal by Nishad Kumar is the latest one in his collection and has established him as one of the brightest stars in the field of para-athletics in India. His commitment to practice and compete at big events only reinforced his passion and expertise in the high jump thus becoming a hero to emulate for youngsters in India.

He runs further training to achieve better results in future competitions motivated by his experience and encouragement from his trainers and relatives.

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