Nishad Kumar Explained
Nishad Kumar (born 3 October 1999) is an Indian paralympian and high jumper.[1] He made his first 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] In the 2022 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the men's high jump T47[3] at Hangzhou, China. He is currently being supported by OGQ.
Personal life
Nishad is from Baduan village of Amb 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] He did his college in DAV College, Sector 10 in Chandigarh. He later pursued his higher education at the Himachal Pradesh University. He is studying for a PE at Lovely Professional University.[6] [7]
In early 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]
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.
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.[10] He incredibly shared the silver medal with Dallas Wise of USA who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Nishad Kumar . 2021-08-29 . .
- Web site: 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 . 2021-08-29 . Sportstar .
- Web site: Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar bags high jump silver to add 2nd medal in India's tally . 2021-08-29 . India Today .
- Web site: 2021-08-29 . Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in T47 high jump event, creates Asian Record . 2021-08-29 . Hindustan Times.
- Web site: PTI . Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style . 2023-10-25 . Deccan Herald . en.
- Web site: Sharda . Deepankar . 2021-09-06 . Yet to receive a job offer from HP govt: Nishad Kumar . 2023-10-25 . www.tribuneindia.com/.
- Web site: 2021-08-29 . Lost right hand in fodder-cutting machine, Nishad Kumar wins silver at Paralympics. Nitin Sharma . 2021-08-29 . The Indian Express .
- Web site: NISHAD KUMAR . dead . 2021-08-29 . . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828151537/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1589679-nishad-kumar-nishad-kumar.htm .
- Web site: Web Desk . 2021-08-29 . Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump T47, second medal for India in Paralympics . 2023-10-25 . english.madhyamam.com . en.
- News: PTI . 2021-08-29 . Paralympics 2020 - Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump . The Hindu . 2021-08-29 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's High Jump T47 . 29 August 2021 . International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar soars to silver in high jump, Vinod Kumar wins bronze in discus. Naveen Peter. 29 August 2021 . 2021-08-29 . Olympics.
- Web site: 2021-08-29 . Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump . 2021-08-29 . ESPN .
- Web site: Athletics - Men's High Jump - T47 Schedule - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . dead . 2021-08-29 . . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829172021/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-high-jump-t47.htm .
