Shailesh Kumar (para-athlete) explained

Shialesh Kumar (born 8 August 2000) is a para jumper from Bihar. He represented India in the men's high jump at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. He won a gold medal in the men's T63 high jump event clearing 1.82 meters on 23 October 2023.[1] [2] [3] [4] He is currently being supported by OGQ.

Early life and background

Kumar hails from Islamnagar in Aliganj block, Jamui district, Bihar.[5] In T63 classification, athletes with a single leg above the knee amputation compete with a prosthesis. He was born to Pratima Devi and Shivnandan Yadav and has two brothers. He did his graduation in Mathematics.

Career

He also represented India at the World Para Athletics Championships at Paris in July 2023 and won a silver medal.[6] He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He won the National Championship at Bhubaneswar in March 2022.[7]

He also broke the nine-year-old Asian Para Games record of 1.80m set by Paralympics medalist Sharad Kumar in 2014.[8] Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Kumar for winning the gold medal.https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1969999[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTI . Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in style . 2024-01-15 . Deccan Herald . en.
  2. News: 2023-10-23 . Asian Para Games 2023: Pranav Soorma, Shailesh Kumar clinch gold . 2024-01-15 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-19 . Know Your Athlete: Shailesh Kumar, High Jumper . 2024-01-15 . Paralympic Committee of India . en.
  4. Web site: PTI . 2023-12-11 . High jumpers Varun Bhati and Nishad Kumar shine in Khelo India Para Games athletics competition . 2024-01-15 . Sportstar . en.
  5. Web site: the Tribune . News . 2023-10-29 . Champions: Indian para athletes register a record medal haul of 111 at Hangzhou in China . 2024-01-15 . www.thetribune.com.
  6. Web site: News . ANI . 2023-10-23 . Asian Para Games: Shailesh Kumar wins gold, Mariyappan Thangavelu secures silver in High Jump-T63 event . 2024-01-15 . www.aninews.in.
  7. Web site: Asian Para Games 2023: Shailesh Kumar clinches gold in men's T63 high jump . 2024-01-15 . Khel Now . en.
  8. Web site: Desk . The Bridge . 2023-10-23 . Asian Para Games: Shailesh Kumar wins high jump gold with Games record . 2024-01-15 . thebridge.in . en.
  9. News: 2023-10-23 . Exceptional, monumental: PM Modi hails Indian athletes' performances at Asian Para Games . 2024-01-15 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.

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