<p>High jumper Nishad Kumar of T47 category clinched his second successive silver at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/rongali-finishes-fifth-in-f40-shot-put-final-23384979" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Paralympic Games</strong></a> with a season's best effort of 2.04m here on Sunday.</p>
<p>Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. He had jumped 2.06m then in Tokyo. T47 is meant for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment.</p>
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<p>Nishad's silver was India's third medal from para-athletics and seventh for the country overall in Paris Paralympics.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/paris-paralympics-2024-preethi-pal-scripts-history-in-track-and-field-with-bronze-in-200m-t35-23384989" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Preethi Pal</strong></a> created history as she became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while clinching the bronze in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old Preethi also became only the second Indian woman to win two medals -- both bronze -- in a single Paralympics after shooter Avani Lekhara who won a gold and a bronze in Tokyo three years ago.</p>
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Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. He had jumped 2.06m then in Tokyo. T47 is meant for competitors with a below elbow or wrist

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Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. He had jumped 2.06m then in Tokyo. T47 is meant for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment

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