Asian Para Games 2026: Praveen Kumar wins gold as India secure 1-2 finish in high jump

Praveen Kumar won gold with a Games record while Banti won silver (Image credit: SAI) India’s Praveen Kumar won gold with a Games record, while Banti won silver in the men’s T44/64 high jump at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday.Praveen ran 2.05 m and finished first in the competition. Banti also had a strong lead, recording a personal best of 1.92m and winning silver.Uzbekistan’s Temurbek Gijazov finished third with a jump of 1.86 m.

Game record for Praveen

Praveen’s jump of 2.05m won him the gold medal and set a new Games record. Banti’s performance of 1.92m was his personal best.Two Indian athletes finished first and second respectively, giving India the runner-up finish.

What are the T44 and T64 categories?

Athletes in the T44 and T64 categories often compete together in a combined event to ensure enough competitors and fair competition.Category T64 is for athletes who run with a prosthetic lower limb.Category T44 is intended for athletes with disabilities of the lower limbs who run on their own limbs without prostheses.