With this silver medal, Bhavina is the first table tennis player ever to win a medal at the Paralympics for India and the second female athlete after PCI chief Deepa Malik to achieve this feat. Deepa had won silver at Rio 2016 in women's shot put.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver in High Jump
Rajan Nath
August 29th 2021 05:19 PM --
Updated:
August 29th 2021 05:33 PM
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Indian para athlete Nishad Kumar on Sunday won silver medal in High Jump T47 category.
Nishad made a jump of 2.06m and as a result, he sealed the silver medal. In the event, Nishad Kumar also went on to create an Asian Record and the event turned out to be a good affair for the Indian para-athlete.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "More joyful news comes from Tokyo! Absolutely delighted that Nishad Kumar wins the Silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47. He is a remarkable athlete with outstanding skills and tenacity. Congratulations to him."
