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India Opens Para Athletics Worlds With Record High Jump Gold, Three Medals on Day One

India is targeting a top-five finish with more than 20 medals on home soil.

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A cultural programme during the opening ceremony of the World Para Athletics Championships. (ANI)
India’s Shailesh Kumar after winning the men's high jump T63 final with a championship record at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

Overview

  • Shailesh Kumar cleared 1.91m to set a championship record in the men’s high jump T42/T63, with USA’s Ezra Frech taking silver and India’s Varun Singh Bhati bronze.
  • Defending champion Deepthi Jeevanji took silver in the women’s 400m T20 with a season-best performance, giving the hosts three medals on opening day.
  • The New Delhi meet runs September 27–October 5 with 186 medal events and roughly 2,200 athletes from 104 countries, making it the largest edition yet.
  • India fields a record 73-member squad led by stars such as javelin world-record holder Sumit Antil, high jumper Praveen Kumar and sprinter Simran Sharma.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium has been upgraded with new Mondo competition and warm-up tracks and improved accessibility, with organizers and World Para Athletics praising the facilities.