India’s Sharad Kumar and Varun Bhati won silver and bronze respectively in the High Jump event at the World Para Athletics Championship.
Sharad and Bhati participated in the T-42 category of Men’s High Jump event.
Sharad cleared a personal best height of 1.84 m to win the silver while Bhati — a Rio Paralympics medallist leaped 1.77 m to earn a podium finish.
The gold medal was won by United States’ Sam Grewe, who leaped a height 1.86 m.
India now has five medals with a gold, two silver and two bronze medals. India is currently 29th in the medal standings.
