<p>Discus thrower Vinod Kumar clinched a bronze medal in the men's F52 event with an Asian record to give India its third medal in Tokyo Paralympics here on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 41-year-old BSF man, whose father fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/nishad-kumar-wins-silver-in-mens-high-jump-in-paralympics-1024851.html" target="_blank">Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump in Paralympics </a></strong></p>.<p>He injured his legs while training after joining the BSF, falling off a cliff in Leh that left him bed-ridden for close to a decade during which he lost both his parents.</p>.<p>The F52 classification is for athletes with impaired muscle power, restricted range of movement, limb deficiency or leg length difference, with athletes competing in seated position.</p>.<p>It also applies to cervical cord injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and functional disorder.</p>.<p>Both 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 on Sunday.</p>
<p>Discus thrower Vinod Kumar clinched a bronze medal in the men's F52 event with an Asian record to give India its third medal in Tokyo Paralympics here on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 41-year-old BSF man, whose father fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/nishad-kumar-wins-silver-in-mens-high-jump-in-paralympics-1024851.html" target="_blank">Nishad Kumar wins silver in men's high jump in Paralympics </a></strong></p>.<p>He injured his legs while training after joining the BSF, falling off a cliff in Leh that left him bed-ridden for close to a decade during which he lost both his parents.</p>.<p>The F52 classification is for athletes with impaired muscle power, restricted range of movement, limb deficiency or leg length difference, with athletes competing in seated position.</p>.<p>It also applies to cervical cord injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and functional disorder.</p>.<p>Both 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 on Sunday.</p>