India's first medal in paralympics 2012 london.

[Jung]

LONDON: Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave India its first medal at the Paralympic Games after bagging a silver in the Men's High Jump F42 event.
The 24-year old from Karnataka, who has animpairment in his left leg, sailed over a height of 1.74m using scissors technique in the final of the event to finish second in the presence of an 80,000 capacity crowd on Monday night.
Iliesa Delana of Fiji won the gold, while Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland settled for bronze.
Although Delana finished on the same height of 1.74m as Girisha and Mamczarz but won gold on the basis of taking less jumps.
Girisha, who is supported by Samarthanam, a Bangalore-based NGO for the disabled since 2008, took part in a three week long pre-Games training camp at Basildon Sporting Village sponsored by the Government of India Girisha bags first Paralympic medal for India - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site

 

[Mirza Jatt]

well done Girisha...we are proud of you.

 

[arp2041]

Good going Girisha, after the Olympics athletes it's turn of Paralympics athletes to make India proud & u did exactly that.

Proud of u