India’s Nishad Kumar won the silver medal in men’s high jump T47 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.
Nishad finished second behind Roderick Townsend of the United States, who set a world record by clearing 2 metres and 15 centimetres.
The 21-year-old Nishad who hails from Una in Himachal Pradesh started with 1.89 metres which he cleared easily. He cleared 1.94 in his second effort and 1.98 in his third jump.
His best effort of 2.06 came in his fifth jump and though he went for 2.09 in his final chance, he could not clear it and had to settle for second place.
This was the second medal for India in the showpiece event.
A physical education student from Lovely Professional University, Nishad began competing in para-athletics in 2009 and has won several medals at the national level.
Ram Pal, the other Indian in the fray in the event, finished fifth with a personal best effort of 1.94 metres.