Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:56pm on 06 Sep 2024,Friday Sports
Praveen Kumar clinched India’s sixth gold medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024, the highest ever in a single edition. The 21-year-old para-athlete set a season best by jumping 2.08m in the men’s high jump T64 event, surpassing USA's Derek Loccident and Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov. Kumar’s victory breaks the Asian record and marks a historic achievement for India, surpassing its previous best of five gold medals from the Tokyo Paralympics. The event highlights Kumar’s remarkable journey from volleyball to high jump, despite congenital impairments affecting his left leg.
