New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Vikas strained his every sinew to ensure that the Indian Tricolour would go up during a medal ceremony in the Para World Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.

But his best efforts at the Long Jump pit in the men's T47 final went in vain as he finished sixth, as per a release from the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).

The 23-year-old Vikas earned himself three more attempts with a heart-warming 6.69m jump on his third try to lift himself to the sixth position. His team-mate, Ajay Singh, was unable to improve on his season's best jump of 6.31m and finished 10th. Only the top eight athletes were given the opportunity to stay in the competition.

To his credit, Vikas strove hard ti...