Top 10 athletes from Karnataka

#9 Girisha Nagarajegowda

Disability in his left leg did not stop Girisha Nagarajegowda from excelling in high jump. His journey started at a State level sports meet where he won a medal competing with normal athletes. Girisha went on to win gold in the National high jump championship and clinched his first international medal with a third place finish at the Junior World Championships for the disabled in Ireland in 2006.

His best result was a silver medal winning effort at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London in the high jump F-42 category.

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