Praveen Kumar Sets Games Record to Win Gold, Banti Takes Silver in Asian Para Games High Jump
At the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, India's Praveen Kumar won gold in the men's high jump T44/64 event with a Games record leap of 2.05 meters. Fellow Indian athlete Banti secured silver with a personal best of 1.92 meters, completing a 1-2 finish for India. Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov took bronze with 1.86 meters. The combined T44 and T64 classification includes athletes with lower-limb impairments, some using prosthetics. Praveen is a decorated para-athlete with multiple international medals.
First-hand measurement across 8 sources
We measured how 8 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (76/100). Lens Score 29/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (65–88/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 21 Oct, 02:45 am. Other outlets followed.