Girisha bags silver at Paralympic Games

September 04, 2012 10:34 am | Updated June 28, 2016 07:17 pm IST - London

Silver medallist Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda makes a jump in the men's high jump F42 classification final during the 2012 Paralympics, in London.

Silver medallist Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda makes a jump in the men's high jump F42 classification final during the 2012 Paralympics, in London.

Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave India its first medal at the Paralympic Games after bagging silver in the men’s high jump F42 event in London.

The 24-year-old from Karnataka, who has an impairment in his left leg, sailed over a height of 1.74m using scissors technique in the final of the event to finish second in the presence of an 80,000 capacity crowd.

Iliesa Delana of Fiji won the gold, while Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland settled for bronze.

Although Delana finished on the same height of 1.74m as Girisha and Mamczarz but won gold on the basis of taking less jumps.

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