India has won the sixth gold medal in the Paris Paralympic Games 2024. Indian athlete Praveen Kumar created history by winning the gold medal in the men's high jump T64 category. Praveen won this gold with a jump of 2.08 meters in the final of this event. With this, Praveen also succeeded in changing the color of his medal of Tokyo Paralympic Games. In the last Paralympic Games, he won the silver medal. With this medal of Praveen, the number of medals of India has reached 26 and India has again reached the 14th position in the medal tally.

On Friday, September 6, India won its first medal in the Paralympic Games due to Praveen Kumar's excellent jump.

Praveen jumped 2.08 meters, with which he created a new Asian record and also won the gold medal. Praveen won the gold medal by leaving behind 5 other players in this event. America's Derek Lokident (2.06 meters) won the silver medal, while 2 players won the bronze. Uzbekistan's Timurbek Giyazov and Poland's Maciej Lepiato jointly secured the third position with a jump of 2.03 meters and won the bronze.

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Praveen jumped 2.08 meters, with which he created a new Asian record and also won the gold medal. Praveen won the gold medal by leaving behind 5 other players in this event. America's Derek Lokident (2.06 meters) won the silver medal, while 2 players won the bronze. Uzbekistan's Timurbek Giyazov and Poland's Maciej Lepiato jointly secured the third position with a jump of 2.03 meters and won the bronze.

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