Praveen Kumar wins bronze in Para Athletics Worlds, books 2024 Paris Paralympics berth

Daily Current Affairs / Praveen Kumar wins bronze in Para Athletics Worlds, books 2024 Paris Paralympics berth

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Category : Sports Published on: July 14 2023

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Praveen Kumar won India’s first medal with a season-best jump of 2.01m for the bronze in men’s high jump T44/64 in the World Para Athletics Championships 2023.
With this medal, Praveen assured himself a quota for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Maciej Lepiato of Poland and Jonathan Broom-Edwards of Great Britain tied for gold with 2.05m.
It is the 10th edition of the championship and the third to be held in France.
The program features 171 medal events - 93 in the men’s category, 77 in the women’s category, and 1 in the mixed category.
The event will be the first opportunity for athletes to achieve direct qualification slots for the Paris 2024 Paralympics.