NEW DELHI: India witnessed the night of joy on Friday as Nishad kumar and Simran Hit gold in time -time to each other at the Para World Athletics Championship (WAPC), sending people at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to raptures. Their twin victory not only emitted the atmosphere but also pushed India from the 11th to fourth place in the medal.Over the boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!In the T47 men’s high jump final, Nishad Kumar delivered endless performance to bring down world -class fields. The 24 -year -old cleared 2.12M to secure Asian records and finally won gold ahead of Turkiye Abdulla Ilgaz and three -time defending champion Roderick Townsend in the United States, which surprised him at 2.03M. “I keep telling myself to calm down and focus on every jump. Winning gold at home makes it more special,” Nishad said, his victory marked one of the most memorable Indian moments in the tournament.
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Almost a few minutes later, 25 -year -old Simran added euphoria with an amazing sprint at the women’s 100m T12 final. Along with Umar Saifi’s guide, he broke the 12 -second obstacle for the first time, recording 11.95 to win the gold and set the best. “I was nervous before the race, but when it started, I believed my training. Hearing people cheering as I crossed the line,” Simran said.Earlier on that day, India also won two bronze medals – Preeti Pal in 200m T36 women and Pardeep Kumar in the men’s discard removing F46 – pushing their tally to 15 medals (6 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze).At the top of the position, Brazil continued to dominate with 12 gold, followed by China (9) and Poland (8).
