NEW DELHI: Praveen Kumar delivered a record-breaking performance in the men's high jump T64 event, claiming Paralympic gold following his silver at the Tokyo Games, on Friday. The 21-year-old from Noida, born with a short leg, set a new Asian record with a best jump of 2.08m in a six-man field, securing his place at the top of the podium.
Following is the India schedule on Day 9 of the competition in the Paris Paralympics on Friday:Para Canoe1:30 PM: Yash Kumar finishes sixth in Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heats, qualifies for semisPara Athletics1:38 PM: Simran wins Women's 200m - T12 Round 1 - Heat 5 to qualify for semi-finalsPara Canoe1:50 PM: Prachi Yadav finishes fourth in Women's Va'a Single 200m - VL2 Heat 1, qualifies for semi-finalsPara Athletics2:07 PM: Dipesh Kumar finishes 7th in Men's Javelin Throw - F54 Final2:50 PM: Dilip Mahadu Gavit finishes third with a season best timing of 49.54s in Men's 400m - T47 Round 1 - Heat 1, qualifies for the finalPara Canoe2:55 PM: Pooja Ojha finishes fifth in Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heat 2, qualifies for semi-finalsPara Athletics3:21 PM: Praveen Kumar wins GOLD with an Asian Record jump of 2.08m in Men's High Jump - T64Para Powerlifting8:30 PM: Kasthuri Rajamani finishes 8th with her best effort of 106kg, which she achieves in her second attempt, in the women’s up to 67kg finalPara Athletics10:30 PM: Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary finishes 5th with her personal best effort of 39.70m, which comes in her fourth attempt, in the Women's Javelin Throw - F46 Final10:34 PM: Hokato Hotozhe Sema clinches bronze medal with his personal best effort of 14.65m in the Men's Shot Put - F57 Final, while another Indian Soman Rana finishes 5th with his best effort of 14.07m.11:12 PM: Simran tops Semi-final 3 with a timing of 25.03s to qualify for the final in the Women's 200m - T12 eventThe TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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