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SPORTS -- Javelin Throw

Sumit Antil - Record Setter Who Obliterated the

Competition at Tokyo Paralympics

Sumit Antil won India's
2nd gold medal at the
Tokyo Paralympics

Sumit broke the world
record with his fifth throw
which was measured at
68.55m

India is currently ranked
25th in the medals tally
with 2 gold, 4 silver and a
bronze

Early life
Antil was born on 6 July 1998 in Khewda, Sonipat, Haryana, India He lost his left leg
below the knee after he was involved in a motorbike accident in 2015 at the age of 17.
Sumit is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions

Programme. Antil was introduced to Para athletics by another para athlete, Raj Kumar,
while he was pursuing his B.Com from a prestigious institute, Ramjas college of Delhi
University.
In 2017, Antil started training under Nitin Jaiswal in Delhi, and competed in various
National and International platforms. He began competing at javelin on the National
circuit and GoSports inducted him into the Para Champions Programme in 2019.

Career

In 2019, at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy, he broke the world record in the
F64 category enroute to winning the Silver medal in the Combined Event. He then won
the Silver medal at World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai, 2019 and in the process
broke his own world record in the F64 category.

On 30 August 2021, Antil won gold medal with a World Record throw of 68.55m in
javelin throw F64 at 2020 Summer Paralympics
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