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Sumit Antil (born 7 June 1998) is an Indian paralympian and javelin thrower. He won gold medals in men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. He holds the current world record, having thrown 73.29 meters at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou. Early life and education. Sumit ...
Aug 31, 2021 · Let us take a look at the journey of India's latest sensation, Sumit Antil. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Sumit Antil (@antil_sumit7698) An aspiring wrestler. Antil was born on June 7, 1988, and is based in Sonipat, Haryana. He hails from a middle-class family and his father was a JWO (Junior Warrant Officer) in the Indian Air Force. He was into sports from a small age and his favourite sport was wrestling.
Sumit Antil broke the world record thrice in the men’s javelin throw F64 class en route winning India’s second gold medal of the day at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Monday. Sumit Antil threw a new world record of 68.55m to win the gold medal. Australia’s Michal Burian won silver with a best throw of 66.29m (a new F44 world record) while Sri Lanka’s Dulan Kodithuwakku won bronze with a best attempt of 65.61m.
Oct 25, 2023 · On a day when her 25-year-old son Sumit Antil broke the paralympic world record in men’s javelin throw F64 category, Nirmala Devi was busy overseeing the construction of their new home in village Khewra near Sonepat. Antil broke his own record of 70.83m with a massive throw of 73.29m at the Hangzhou Olympics Sports Centre and Devi would tell the construction workers to create a new space for the Asian Games gold medal too for her son.
Oct 28, 2023 · Sumit Antil remembers the days when started off as a javelin thrower. As a kid growing up in Khewra village of Sonepat district of Haryana, he wanted to be a wrestler. But an accident in January 2015 led to his left leg getting amputated. A couple of years later, he got introduced to para athletics and javelin had his heart. Because, he admits, it seemed easy to throw a spear.
Mar 14, 2021 · Six years ago, an accident changed Sumit Antil's life. Antil's left leg had to be amputated and it ended his dream of becoming a wrestler. But soon after, the youngster from Haryana picked up the javelin and launched a new dream. His spirit is remarkable -- neither losing his father to cancer nor the accident bogged him down. Antil, the youngest of the four children in his family, kept going despite the odds stacked against him and achieved remarkable heights with his winning spirit.
Nov 11, 2021 · Sumit Antil broke world records on his way to a gold medal in F64 javelin throw at the Tokyo Paralympics with a final mark of 68.55m. He wants to cross the 75m-mark at the 2022 Asian Games before going for his ultimate dream of throwing beyond 80m
Mar 4, 2024 · Para-athlete Sumit Antil holds the world record for the farthest javelin throw in the history of para-sports. His next target is gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and setting a new world record
Aug 30, 2021 · Sumit Antil broke the world record thrice with three of his six javelin throws in the final of the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday. With this, World No. 1 in the F64 category, Sumit Antil won India’s second gold in the Tokyo Paralympics and the first in athletics. (Read in Malayalam)
Aug 30, 2021 · India's Sumit Antil won gold in the men's javelin F64/44 final with a mammoth world record throw of 68.55m at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The 22-year-old bested his own previous world record ...
