Paris Paralympics 2024: Indian para athlete Praveen Kumar, who participated in the high jump event at the Paris Paralympics, has succeeded in winning the gold medal in the T64 final. This is India's 11th medal in high jump in the history of Paralympics.
On the 9th day of Paris Paralympics, India's 21-year-old para athlete Praveen Kumar succeeded in winning the gold medal in the final event of high jump T64. This is India's 26th and sixth gold medal in Paris Paralympics. Praveen Kumar won the gold medal with an excellent high jump of 2.08 meters. This is India's 11th medal in the high jump event in the history of Paralympics. 21-year-old para athlete Praveen Kumar from Noida, Uttar Pradesh has become the second Indian after Mariyappan Thangavelu to win a gold medal in the high jump event in the Paralympics.
In the T64 final event of high jump, Praveen Kumar defeated para athletes from America and Uzbekistan. Praveen jumped 2.08 meters high, while American para athlete Derek Lokident won the silver medal by jumping 2.06 meters high. Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov managed to win the bronze medal by jumping 2.03 meters. Praveen Kumar had earlier won the silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics.
With Praveen Kumar winning the gold medal, this is India's best performance in the history of Paralympic Games. India won a total of 19 medals in the Tokyo Paralympics, including 5 gold medals. While India has managed to win 26 medals in the Paralympics this time, this is also a gold medal. Avni Lakhera, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit Antil, Har Adhyapika Singh, Dharambir and Praveen Kumar have won gold medals for India in the Paris Paralympics.
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