President Kovind, PM Modi laud Nishad Kumar for bagging silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Nishad Kumar for winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, which is India's second at the event.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated and praised Nishad Kumar for bagging a silver medal in the men's high jump at the ongoing Paralympic Games 2020 in Tokyo on Sunday. Nishad jumps to glory !Congratulations Champ @nishad_hj !We’ve just won 2nd medal at #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics ! High Jump T47 Final 2.06m jump which equals Asian Record set by him in 2021#Praise4Para #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/mkXvu3kFEg Nishad Kumar finished behind USA's Townsend Roderick in second place to become the second athlete after paddler Bhavina Patel to bag a medal for India.