Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:08am on 07 Sep 2024,Saturday Sports
India's Praveen Kumar, 21, made history with a record-breaking performance in the men's high jump T64 event, securing a Paralympic gold medal. Born with a short leg, Kumar smashed the Asian record with a 2.08m jump. He finished ahead of USA's Derek Loccident and Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov. Kumar's win propelled India to 14th place in the overall standings, with a total of 26 medals - six gold, nine silver, and 11 bronze - marking the country's best-ever haul at a single Paralympic Games edition.
