World Para Athletics: Silver for Sharad, bronze for Bhati

India's Sharad Kumar in action during the Men's High Jump T-42 final at the IAAF World Para Athletics Championships, in London on July 22, 2017.

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.