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Nishad nails Asian Record in gold-winning effort; Simran storms to 100m victory

New Delhi, Oct 3(UNI) Nishad Kumar and Simran emerged the toast of the goodly home crowd with gold medal winning efforts within moments of each other in the men’s High Jump T47 and women’s 100m T12 respectively the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday.
India vaulted from 11th place on the medals table to fourth, thanks to the twin gold medals won in the span of a few minutes. Earlier, Preeti Pal picked up a bronze for India in the women’s 200m T36 final and Pardeep Kumar claimed another bronze in the men’s Discus Throw F46 final. India now has 6 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze for a total of 15 medals so far.
Both Nishad Kumar and Simran held their nerves under pressure and turned in stellar displays to warm the hearts of the home fans. Nishad Kumar’s calm saw him beat Turkiye’s Abdulla Ilgaz and three-time defending champion Roderick Townsend (USA) to the gold in great style.
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