Praveen Kumar wins bronze in Para Athletics Worlds, books 2024 Paris Paralympics berth | More sports News – Times of India

By Amelia Podder On Jul 12, 2023

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian para athlete Praveen Kumar booked 2024 Paris Paralympics berth after winning a bronze in the men’s high jump T64 event at the World Para Athletics Championships.
The 20-year-old Praveen came up with a season’s best effort of 2.01m to finish third behind Lepiato Maciej (2.05m) of Poland and Broom-Edwards Jonathan (2.05m) of Great Britain in Paris.

Praveen, who had won a silver in the Tokyo Paralympics, won India’s first medal at the championships.
The top-four ranked athletes at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in each of the individual medal events qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games, also to be held in Paris.
T44 classification is for athletes with a leg deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement in the legs.
(With PTI inputs)

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