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World Para Athletics Championships: High jumpers Sharad Kumar, Varun Bhati take India's medal tally to 5

Silver for Sharad Kumar, bronze for Varun Bhati at World Para Athletics.

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India's Sharad Kumar in action during the Men's High Jump T42 Final of IAAF World ParaAthletics Championships in London, on July 22, 2017
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India's Sharad Kumar and Varun Bhati won silver and bronze respectively in the High Jump event at the World Para Athletics Championship.

Sharad and Bhati participated in the T-42 category of men's high jump event.

Sharad cleared a personal best height of 1.84m to win the silver while Bhati -- a Rio Paralympics medallist leaped 1.77m to earn a podium finish.

The gold medal was won by United States' Sam Grewe, who leaped a height 1.86m.

India now have five medals with a gold, two silver and two bronze medals. India are currently 29th in the medal standings.

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