Nishad Kumar won two gold medals in the 2026 Asian Para Games |Courtesy – PCI
\n\nNishad Kumar etched his name in history by winning his second gold medal in the 2026 Asian Para Games by finishing at the top of the podium in the Men's High Jump T47 event on Tuesday (October 20). The star athlete secured a gold at the Paloma Mizhua Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, as he ended his campaign with two golds in the first two days of the competition.
\n\nNishad created history by setting a games record with a jump of 2.04m. The previous record was one of 2.01m. Earlier, he won the gold medal in the Long Jump T47 event on Monday (October 19) in what was his debut in that category. Earlier, he also won the gold medal in the High Jump T47 event in the 2023 edition at Hangzhou.
\n\nFor those unversed, the T47 classification is for Para athletes with upper-limb classifications.
\n\nOverall, Nishad has now become only the third athlete from India to win multiple gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games. The only other Indians to achieve the feat are Ankur Dhama (men’s 5000m T11 and…
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