NEW DELHI: On the Paris Paralympics on Friday, Indian competitor Praveen Kumar, who completed second within the Tokyo Video games, broke the Asian file to win the gold medal within the males’s T64 excessive leap competitors.
The 21-year-old Noida native, who was born with a brief leg, gained the six-jumper competitors with a season-best leap of two.08 meters, as per PTI.
Temurbek Giyazov of Uzbekistan positioned third with a private greatest leap of two.03 meters, whereas Derek Loccident of the USA gained the silver medal with a greatest leap of two.06 meters.
Athletes labeled as T64 have one decrease leg’s motion considerably restricted, or they could not have any leg motion in any respect beneath the knee. Nonetheless, Praveen falls beneath T44, which is reserved for athletes who’ve delicate to average decrease limb motion impairments.
The 21-year-old Noida native, who was born with a brief leg, gained the six-jumper competitors with a season-best leap of two.08 meters, as per PTI.
Temurbek Giyazov of Uzbekistan positioned third with a private greatest leap of two.03 meters, whereas Derek Loccident of the USA gained the silver medal with a greatest leap of two.06 meters.
Athletes labeled as T64 have one decrease leg’s motion considerably restricted, or they could not have any leg motion in any respect beneath the knee. Nonetheless, Praveen falls beneath T44, which is reserved for athletes who’ve delicate to average decrease limb motion impairments.
