- Source: Shailesh Kumar (para-athlete)
Shialesh Kumar (born 8 August 2000) is a para jumper from Bihar. He represented India in the men's high jump at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. He won a gold medal in the men's T63 high jump event clearing 1.82 meters on 23 October 2023. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.
Early life and background
Kumar hails from Islamnagar in Aliganj block, Jamui district, Bihar. In T63 classification, athletes with a single leg above the knee amputation compete with a prosthesis.
Early life and education
Kumar was born to Pratima Devi and Shivnandan Yadav and has two brothers. He did his graduation in Mathematics. He is currently being supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.
Career
He also represented India at the World Para Athletics Championships at Paris in July 2023 and won a silver medal. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He won the National Championship at Bhubaneswar in March 2022.
He also broke the nine-year-old Asian Para Games record of 1.80m set by Paralympics medalist Sharad Kumar in 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Kumar for winning the gold medal.[1] He is currently serving as a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) in the State of Bihar.
References
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- Shailesh Kumar (para-athlete)
- Shailesh Kumar
- India at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- Pranav Soorma
- India at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships
- India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- 2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
- Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump
- Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
