LPU Paralympian Nishad Kumar honoured with Arjuna Award from President of India
A student at Lovely Professional University and a Paralympian, Nishad Kumar has bagged an opportunity to make the whole nation proud as he has been awarded one of the most prestigious awards which is none other than ARJUNA AWARD. Nishad Kumar, who happens to be an alumnus of Lovely Professional University, has become a successful Indian Paralympian, particularly a remarkable high jumper. Nishad has begun his journey of Para athletics in the year 2009 and entered the track by qualifying to participate in the Paralympic Games in 2020. In the Paralympic games, the virtuoso performed extremely well which made him win the Silver Medal in the sport of menâs high jump under the category T47.
His recent accomplishments are securing a bronze medal, Gold medal and silver medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championship, the Fazza World Para Athletics and Tokyo Paralympics, respectively.











