Nishad Kumar

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Nishad Kumar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 22)
Amb, Himachal Pradesh
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT47
Event(s)high jump
Medal record
Men's Para-athletics
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo high jump T47
World Para Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai high jump T47

Nishad Kumar (born 3 October 1999) is an Indian paralympian and high jumper.[1] He made his maiden Paralympic Games appearance in 2020 Tokyo representing India and went onto claim silver medal in the men's high jump T47 category with a new Asian record of 2.06m.[2]

Biography[]

Nishad is from Una, Himachal Pradesh. In an accident at the age of eight, he lost his right hand.[3]

He pursued his higher education at the Himachal Pradesh University.[citation needed] He is studying for a PE at Lovely Professional University.[4]

In early 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[5]

Career[]

He took up the sport of para-athletics in 2009. In November 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's T47 category at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and, as a result, he qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6] He won the gold medal in T46 category at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix which was held in Dubai.[5]

He also became the second Indian to win a medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after Bhavina Patel when he clinched a silver in the T47 category high jump event along with an Asian Record.[5][7] He incredibly shared the silver medal with Dallas Wise of USA who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[3][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nishad Kumar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Day 5: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump; Bhavinaben Patel wins table tennis silver, Vinod Kumar wins bronze in discus throw". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
    - "Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar bags high jump silver to add 2nd medal in India's tally". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
    - "Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in T47 high jump event, creates Asian Record". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Nitin Sharma (29 August 2021). "Lost right hand in fodder-cutting machine, Nishad Kumar wins silver at Paralympics". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "NISHAD KUMAR". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Paralympics 2020 - Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump". The Hindu. PTI. 29 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Naveen Peter (29 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar soars to silver in high jump, Vinod Kumar wins bronze in discus". Olympics. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump". ESPN. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
    - "Athletics - Men's High Jump - T47 Schedule - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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