India claimed a gold medal on the opening day of the World Para Athletics Championships to start its home campaign on a strong note. Shailesh Kumar bagged gold while Varun Bhati clinched bronze in the men’s high jump on Saturday (September 27).

Kumar also broke the previous figure to set a new Championship Record of 1.91m in the T42 category. Meanwhile, USA’s Ezra Frech, the reigning Olympic champion, won the silver medal. Both Frech and Bhati had a best clearance of 1.85m, but on countback, the American beat the Indian to take second place on the podium.

Rahul, the third Indian among the five finalists, finished fourth as he could not go higher than 1.78m. In other good news, India’s Deepthi Jeevanji also claimed a prestigious silver medal in the Women’s 400 meter T20 final to take In

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