India’s Vinod Kumar won bronze in the men’s F -51/52 discus throw at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday, with an Asian record throw of 19.91m. Poland’s Piotr Kosewicz won gold with 20.02m while Croatia’s Velimir Sandor took silver with a throw of 19.98m. However, Vinod’s result has been put on hold. India’s Chef de Mission Gursharan Singh told PTI that Vinod’s medal stands for now.
Bhavinaben Patel and Nishad Kumar had earlier won a silver each in women’s singles table tennis class 4 and men’s T47 high jump events respectively.