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Nishad's medal booked India's ninth slot for the Tokyo Games
Nishad Kumar
"I had nothing to lose so gave my best today. I believe in hard work. I will go back home and work hard for Tokyo 2020," said Nishad, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and is competing in Para Athletics for the last 10 years. India coach Satyanarayana, who trained Mariyappan Thangavelu to Rio 2016 gold, said Nishad has a lot of potential and will be one of the strong prospects for India at Tokyo 2020.
"The best thing about Nishad is that he is young and flexible. His capacity is 2.30 metres. I am sure if he works hard on his technique, he will get a medal at the Paralympics." On Thursday, six of Indian athletes including Mariyappan and Sharad Kumar will be in action in Men's high jump T63 and men's 400m events.
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