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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.
Aug 31, 2021 · Sumit Antil won gold in the F64 Men's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after he hurled the javelin a distance of 68.55m. In his first attempt, he scored 66.95m which beat his previous personal best of 62.88m and the current world record.
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.
May 21, 2024 · India’s Sumit Antil won the gold medal in the men’s F64 javelin event with a throw of 69.50m at the World Para Athletic Championships here.
Aug 30, 2021 · 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.
May 15, 2022 · On top of the world: India’s Sumit Antil set a world record of 68.55m to win the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. When Sumit Antil won the gold medal at...
Aug 30, 2021 · Sumit Antil today set three world records on his way to winning the men’s Javelin Throw F64 gold medal on debut in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo today. He dominated the competition with the four best throws by any competitor, finally writing the world record at 68.55m with his fifth attempt.
Sumit Antil rewrote his world record with a gold medal-winning throw of 73.29m in the javelin F64 event as Indian para athletes bagged a stunning 30 medals on Wednesday to mark another productive...
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...
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.
