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Nishad Kumar wins men's long jump T47 gold at Asian Para Games

India's first para-athletics gold at the 2026 Asian Para Games came in the long jump T47 final.

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Nishad Kumar secured gold with a 7.11m leap in both his third and fifth attempts at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He defeated Uzbekistan's Omadbek Khasanov and Sri Lanka's Mohammadu Safran, who took silver and bronze.

Key takeaways

  • Nishad Kumar won gold in men's long jump T47 with a 7.11m jump
  • It was his first competitive outing in the long jump event
  • Omadbek Khasanov (Uzbekistan) took silver with 6.99m, Mohammadu Safran (Sri Lanka) bronze with 6.55m
  • Nishad is a two-time Paralympic silver medallist in high jump T47
  • His right arm was severed by a grass-cutting machine at age six on his family farm in Himachal Pradesh

Nishad Kumar claimed India's first para-athletics gold at the ongoing Asian Para Games as he topped the men's long jump T47 event with a dominating performance on Monday October 19 2026.

What we know

The 27-year-old athlete produced an effort of 7.11m in both his third and fifth attempts to win the gold on the opening day of para-athletics competition. Remarkably it was his first competitive outing in long jump. Omadbek Khasanov of Uzbekistan and Mohammadu Safran of Sri Lanka took the silver and bronze with efforts of 6.99m and 6.55m respectively. T47 classification is for athletes with upper limb impairments.

What happens next

Nishad Kumar will also compete in his pet event high jump T47 in the ongoing Games. He had previously won a gold in the high jump T47 event at the previous Asian Para Games in China. The two-time Paralympic silver-medallist aims for a double podium finish in Japan.

Nishad’s right arm was severed by a grass-cutting machine at his family farm in Himachal Pradesh’s Amb when he was merely six.

— The Hindu

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