Paris Paralympics Live, Day 10: India’s star – Praveen Kumar
Opting to start from 1.89m, Praveen aced seven jumps in his first attempt to put himself in pole position. The bar was then raised to 2.10m, with Praveen and Loccident fighting for the top spot but both failed to clear the mark.
Praveen, who was also the 2023 world championship bronze-medallist, recorded not just an Asian record but his personal best performance too.
His impairment, which is congenital, affects the bones that connect his hip to his left leg.
In his formative years, Praveen has confessed to grappling with feelings of inadequacy.
He started playing sports to deal with his insecurities and found a passion for volleyball. But his life changed when he took part in a high jump event at an able-bodied athletics competition.
He is the third high jumper after Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu to secure a medal in Paris.
Sharad and Thangavelu won silver and bronze in the men’s high jump T63 event on September 3.
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