India at Paralympics 2024, Day 9 Live: Praveen Kumar wins high jump gold; powerlifting action next

A lot of action yet to come today but after a short break. Play resumes for India in powerlifting, as Kasthuri Rajamani competes in the women’s 67kg final, followed by more athletics action.

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Athletics, men's high jump T64 final: What a performance from Praveen Kumar. The silver medallist from Tokyo 2020 sets a new Asian record of 2.08m to clinch the gold in Paris. And with it, he win's India's sixth gold medal in this campaign, and the country's first medal today.

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IT'S GOLD FOR PRAVEEN KUMAR! ????

And he does it with a new Asian record! ????https://t.co/oBKsuy4rgl pic.twitter.com/hiWp8jFhAM— The Field (@thefield_in) September 6, 2024

Athletics, men's high jump T64 final: MEDAL CONFIRMED! Parveen Kumar and USA's Derek Loccident are now vying for the gold medal spot. It comes down to the two of them now. Will Praveen manage to upgrade his silver medal from Tokyo?

Canoe, women's kayak single 200m KL1 heats: Pooja Ojha finishes fifth in her heat and is through to the semi-final.

Athletics, men's javelin throw F54 final: Dipesh Kumar's best attempt was his first throw of 26.11m. He finishes in seventh place in the seven-man final.

Athletics, men's high jump T64 final: Tokyo silver medallist Praveen Kumar is up next. He'll hope to go one better than what he managed three...

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