Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil wins gold, breaks world record threefold
World No. 1 in the F64 category, Sumit Antil won India’s second gold in the Tokyo Paralympics and the first in athletics.
Sumit Antil broke the world record threefold with three of his six spear tosses in the last of the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday. With this, World No. 1 in the F64 class, Sumit Antil won India’s second gold in the Tokyo Paralympics and the first in games. (Peruse in Malayalam)
The 23-year-old from Sonepat in Haryana, who lost his left leg underneath the knee after he was associated with a motorbike mishap in 2015, sent the lance to 68.55m in his fifth endeavor, which was awesome of the day by a significant distance and another world record.
Indeed, he bettered the past world record of 62.88m, likewise set by him, multiple times on the day. His last toss was a foul. His series read 66.95, 68.08, 65.27, 66.71, 68.55 and foul.
Australian Michal Burian (66.29m) and Sri Lanka’s Dulan Kodithuwakku (65.61m) took the silver and bronze respectively.
The F64 class is for competitors with a leg removal, who rival prosthetics in a standing position. Sumit was at first a grappler yet a mishap in 2015 stopped his life. He abandoned his fantasy to turn into a grappler yet forged ahead the wearing way.
This was India’s seventh award at these Games. Shooter Avani Lekhara and Sumit have won gold awards. Three additional silvers have been won in Athletics, and one in Table Tennis. One bronze award has likewise been won in Athletics.
Sumit Antil – ?
Avani Lekhara -?
Devendra Jhajharia – ?
Yogesh Kathuniya – ?
Bhavina Patel – ?
Nishad Kumar – ?
Sundar Singh Gurjar – ?
Sumit had also competed against Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in the able-bodied Indian Grand Prix series 3 on March 5 in Patiala. He finished seventh with a best throw of 66.43m while Chopra shattered his own national record with a big effort of 88.07m.
He won a silver in the F64 javelin throw at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai.
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