Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday congratulated Indian athlete Praveen Kumar for winning a silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics taking the country’s total medal tally to 11.
Lauding Praveen Kumar’s performance, the Odisha CM said the record breaking jump will inspire sportspersons.
“Congratulate Praveen Kumar on winning Silver Medal in Men’s High Jump in T64 event at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and creating a new Asian record. The record breaking jump will inspire sportspersons. Keep shining”, Naveen tweeted.
Congratulate #PraveenKumar on winning Silver Medal in Men’s High Jump in T64 event at #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics and creating a new Asian record. The record breaking jump will inspire sportspersons. Keep shining.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 3, 2021
Praveen Kumar (Sport Class T44) clinched a silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 final in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Praveen registered jumps of 1.88m, 1.93m and 2.01m before creating the Asian Record as he leaped to the mark of 2.07m in the finals.