India's Praveen breaks Asian Para Games record to win men's high jump gold

India claimed a double podium in the men's high jump T44/64 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Wednesday. Two-time Paralympic medallist Praveen Kumar cleared 2m to break the previous Games record of 1.95m set by Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov in 2018, before setting a new record of 2.05m. Meanwhile, Banti bagged the silver, producing his personal best of 1.92m.