Nishad Kumar wins Paralympics High Jump T47 silver

India’s Nishad Kumar clinched his second successive silver medal at the Paralympics with a season's best effort of 2.04 metres in the men’s High Jump T47 category in Paris on Sunday.

Nishad, who hails from Una in Himachal Pradesh, won silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, clearing 2.06m then.

T47 is meant for competitors with below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment.

Sunday’s silver was India's third medal from para-athletics and seventh for the country overall in Paris showpiece.

World record holder and defending champion Townsend Roderick of the United States won the gold medal after clearing 2.12m.

Earlier in the day, Preethi Pal created history as she became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while clinching the bronze in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds.

The 23-year-old Preethi is only the second Indian woman to win two medals -- both bronze -- in a single Paralympics after shooter Avani Lekhara, who won a gold and bronze in Tokyo three years ago.