Nishad Kumar Grabs Silver In Men’s High Jump; Marks India’s 7th Medal In Paris

Nishad Kumar Wins Silver Medal: India have added to their tally at Paris Paralympics 2024, as Nishad Kumar wins Silver medal in Men’s High Jump – T47 Final, and with that, India now rise to 27th in the medals tally with 7 medals. The win proved to be India’s last medal win of Day 4, as the Day concluded with two medal wins, and Day 5 promises to add more to the tally.

🏅 Silver Glory for Nishad Kumar! 🏅

In an extraordinary display of skill and determination, Nishad Kumar has clinched the silver medal in the Men’s High Jump – T47 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics! Leaping to a height of 2.04m, Nishad has set a new Season Best (SB) and brought… pic.twitter.com/oawRPE76q7

— Paralympic Committee of India (@PCI_IN_Official) September 1, 2024

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Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal competed in the Final for the glory, but was the former who went toe-to-toe for the golde medal finish and displayed a brilliant performance in front of thousands of fans in attendance.

Have a look at Nishad Kumar’s medal winning attempt:

Nishad’s medal winning attempt of 2.04m 🤩

Congratulations @nishad_hj 🇮🇳👏pic.twitter.com/HxNkpBn4AW

— The Khel India 2.0 (@BharatAtOlympic) September 1, 2024

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Inspite of winning the silver medal, the Indian Para athlete looked dejected with his failure to clear the 2.08m attempt, and the social media world has flooded-in the messages of support and congratulate the Silver medalist on his historic feat.

Have a look at some of the viral tweets:

Athletics, #ParisParalympics: Man, this is so disappointing and heartening at the same time.. Nishad Kumar won🥈in the men’s T46/47 HJ event.. Yet, he was crying inconsolably after 3 failed tries at 2.08m!

So, nice to see Townsend cheering him up..What a legend, Nishad..

👏🇮🇳🥈 pic.twitter.com/E2jhL0QjPR

— Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) September 1, 2024

It’s a silver medal for Nishad Kumar in the men’s T47 High Jump. He failed to clear the bar at 2.08 m and with the best height of 2.04 m he will get a silver medal. USA’s Roderick Townsend gets a gold. pic.twitter.com/kFXkL5lxT4

— अंशुल चव्हाण । Anshul Chavhan (@anshul_chavhan) September 1, 2024

Nishad Kumar 🤝 Neeraj Chopra

Getting disappointed even after winning silver in athletics. pic.twitter.com/nLlAIXrawv

— Johns (@JohnyBravo183) September 1, 2024

Men’s High Jump – T47 Final | As It Happened

11 Para athletes competed in the Men’s High Jump – T47 Final, and amongst those 11, there were two Indian athletes — Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal.

Throughout the Final, Nishad Kumar went toe-to-toe with USA’s Roderick Townsend for the top spot, but ultimately, the latter proved to be to good for the Indian Para athlete, and Nishad Kumar, inspite of his valiant efforts, settled for a silver medal.

Here’s the list of medal winners:

• Gold — Roderick Townsend (USA): 2.12m
• Silver — Nishad Kumar (India): 2.04m
• Bronze — Georgii Margiev (NPA): 2.00m