India wins two medals in World Para Athletics championships

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India picked up its first medals in the World Para Athletics Championships with Nishad Kumar and Preethi Pal winning silver and bronze, respectively. Nishad, a Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist, cleared 1.99 metres in the men’s T47 high jump final. Preethi finished third in the women’s T35 200m final in 30.49 seconds.

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