Mandi (Himachal Pradesh): The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for para-athlete Nishad Kumar for winning a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympic 2020 Games.
"I hope he'll inspire other people in the future to perform better in sports. Many congratulations to him," CM said while congratulating Kumar.
Nishad Kumar clinched a silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event in the Tokyo Paralympics with an Asian record effort on Sunday. Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and set an Asian record. American Dallas Wise was also awarded a silver as he and Kumar cleared the same height of 2.06m.
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Another American, Roderick Townsend won the gold with a world record jump of 2.15m. This was India's second medal of the Games after Bhavinaben Patel won a silver in the women's singles table tennis class 4 event on Sunday.
Kumar, a resident of the Una district has also been provided Rs 5 lakh to Nishad for his preparations by the Himachal government. Kumar lost his right hand in an accident when he was eight years old.
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Kumar has also won a gold medal in the men's high jump T46/47 event at the Fazza World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai earlier this year. He started participating in Para Athletics in 2009.
