Para Athletics, Men's Long Jump T47: Nishad Kumar wins GOLD with a leap of 7.11m

Nishad wins his first international medal in the long jump, clinching the title in Japan with the best leap of 7.11m in the final.

He started with a 6.95m on his first attempt and then improved it to 7.09m on the second and 7.11m on the third to confirm the gold medal.

This is the first athletics medal for India in this edition.


 

Update: 2026-10-19 09:29 GMT

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