Nishad Kumar
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 24) Amb, Himachal Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nishad Kumar (born 3 October 1999) is an Indian paralympian. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the high jump T47 category.[1] He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo and retained his silver at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[2]
Early life and education
Nishad is from Baduan village of Amb[3] sub-division in Una District, Himachal Pradesh. His father was a farmer. His mother, a state-level volleyball player and a discus thrower, was his inspiration. At the age of six,[4] his right hand was severed accidentally by a grass-cutting machine in his family farm.[5][3] He did his college in DAV College, Sector 10 in Chandigarh. He later pursued his higher education at the Himachal Pradesh University.[citation needed] He is studying for a PE at Lovely Professional University.[6][7] In early 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8] He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.
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.[9] He won the gold medal in T46 category at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix which was held in Dubai.[8]
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 men's high jump T47 category along with an Asian Record.[8][10] He shared the silver medal with Dallas Wise of USA who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[5][11]
In the 2022 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the men's high jump T47[3] at Hangzhou, China.
References
- ^ "Nishad Kumar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Paralympics 2024 highlights: Nishad Kumar retains Silver medal in Men's High Jump-T47". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b c PTI. "Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Sharda, Deepankar (6 September 2021). "Yet to receive a job offer from HP govt: Nishad Kumar". www.tribuneindia.com/. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NISHAD KUMAR". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Web Desk (29 August 2021). "Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump T47, second medal for India in Paralympics". english.madhyamam.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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