Tokyo Paralympics: How Sharad Kumar Won High Jump Bronze With Dislocated Meniscus

After successful a bronze medal on the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics within the males’s excessive leap, Sharad Kumar revealed that he was battling an damage on the eve of the occasion. Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar gained silver and bronze respectively within the males’s excessive leap closing on the Nationwide Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. “It was very unhealthy for me, I used to be crying the entire evening. The truth that I landed on my meniscus, and that was dislocated. I didn’t even suppose that I can take part, I spoke to my mother and father within the morning saying it’s performed and I’m being punished for some sin that I’ve performed. I have no idea what it’s, that’s when my brother and few mates instructed me simply go and take part, it doesn’t matter,” stated Sharad whereas replying to an ANI question throughout a digital press convention organised by Eurosport.

“I’m feeling nice as a result of I had an damage final evening, each leap was like a struggle. Final evening, I cried, cried and cried. I learn Bhagavad Gita final evening. We should not have management over such issues and that’s how I entered the sector as we speak.

“Getting a medal is icing on the cake, however as I entered the sector as we speak, I thanked God that I used to be capable of take part in such a giant occasion,” he added.

Speaking concerning the wet circumstances in the course of the occasion, Sharad stated: “The truth that it was raining in the course of the excessive leap was very very harmful for us athletes. However the truth that we managed to do it, that was one thing, we simply had our techniques on. It was a harmful scenario. I even tried to speak to the officers and say we would need to name it in, but it surely simply went on.”

Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched silver after leaping the mark of 1.86m. That is his second medal on the Video games, having already gained a gold in Rio 2016.

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Rio 2016 silver medalist Sam Grewe of USA clinched gold after efficiently clearing the 1.88m mark in his third try.

One other Indian and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Varun Singh Bhati completed seventh with a season-best leap of 1.77m.