Sharad Kumar Wins Silver Medal, Mariyappan Thangavelu Clinches Bronze as India Attain Double Podium Finish in Men's High Jump T63 Event at Paris Paralympics 2024
The two Indian para-athletes put up a great show to secure the second and third places in this event. With this, India's medal tally rose to 18 at Paris Paralympics 2024.
It was a double delight for India in the Men's High Jump T63 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 with Sharad Kumar winning the silver medal and Mariyappan Thangavelu taking silver by jumping 1.88m and 1.85m respectively. It was a spectacular effort from the Indian duo in the event, as they finished second and third respectively. Sharad Kumar however, not only won silver but also broke the Paralympic Games record of 1.88m, which was later shattered by gold medal winner Ezra Frech of the USA. Shailesh Kumar, the other Indian competing in this event, finished in fourth place. With these two medals, India now have won 18 medals at the Paris Paralympics 2024. The nation's best-ever medal haul was at the Tokyo Paralympics when the para-athletes won 19 medals.
Sharad Kumar Wins Silver, Mariyappan Thangavelu Bronze
TOKYO 🥉 SHARAD WINS SILVER 🥈IN HJ; THANGAVELU WINS BRONZE 🥉 IN 🇮🇳 2-3
Sharad Kumar jumped a PR 1.88m to win 🥈 in HJ.
Rio 🥇 & Tokyo 🥈 Mariyappan Thangavelu won Bronze 🥉 with a best jump of 1.85m.
Shailesh Kumar finished 4th
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— SPORTS ARENA🇮🇳 (@SportsArena1234) September 3, 2024
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