Tokyo Games silver medallist Praveen Kumar of India smashed the Asian record to clinch the gold medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the Paris Paralympics on Friday.
The 21-year-old from Noida, who was born with a short leg, produced a season best jump of 2.08m in the six-jumper field to finish on top of the podium.
USA's Derek Loccident claimed the silver with a best jump of 2.06m while Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov, who notched a personal best 2.03m, finished third.
T64 is for athletes with movement moderately affected in one lower leg or the absence of one or both legs below the knee. While T44, under which Praveen is categorised, is for athletes with movement affected at a low or moderate degree in one lower leg.
Praveen Kumar (T44) won Gold Medal with his Personal Best jump of 2.08m.
Praveen also created Area record (Asian Record).
Dipesh Kumar finishes last in Men's Javelin Throw - F54 Final.
Dilip Mahadu Gavit advances to the final of Men's 400m - T47 event
Simran advances to Women's 200m - T12 Semis.
She finishes first in her Heat with a timing of 25.41.
Judoka Kapil Parmar on Thursday created history as he won India's first-ever medal in judo at a Paralympic Games. It was the first time that an Indian judoka had qualified in the discipline for the Games. Parmar scored an emphatic win over Brazil's Elielton de Oliveira in the men's J1 60kg bronze medal playoff on Thursday.
J1 class in para judo is for the athletes who suffer from no to very low visual activity. Athletes in this category wear red circles to indicate that they may need guided support before, during and after a contest.
Parmar, who hails from a small village named Shivor in Madhya Pradesh, blanked his opponent 10-0. Earlier, the 24-year-old was beaten by Iranian S Banitaba Khorram Abadi 10-0 in the semifinals. The Indian had defeated Venezuela's Marco Dennis Blanco 10-0 in his quarterfinal clash.