Sumit antil : Won historical gold medal in
javelin throw at F64 event in tokyo
paralympics
Tokyo: India's tryst with Javelin toss proceeded in Tokyo as another competitor secured an award on day 6 of the Paralympic Games on Monday. India's Sumit Antil summarized the day flawlessly by winning the gold in men's lance (F64) at the Tokyo Paralympics with another world record toss of 68.55m. This is India's second gold award in Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Prior in the day, shooter Avani Lekhara turned into the primary Indian lady to win a Paralympic gold award as she beat the platform in ladies' 10m Air Rifle Standing (SH1).Also Read - Tokyo Paralympics 2020 LIVE Scores and Updates, Day 7: Mariyappan Thangavelu Begins Campaign Today .
The 23-year-old Sumit crushed the world record threefold during the last in Tokyo on Monday. He tossed 66.95 in his first endeavor to establish the new worldwide best, prior to bettering it with his subsequent toss. Then, at that point in his fifth endeavor, he again set another worldwide best with a toss of 68.55m. His countryman, Sandeep Chaudhary, completed fourth in the opposition with an individual best of 62.20m. Additionally Read - Watch: Sumit Antil's Historic Gold Medal Throw in F64 Event at Tokyo Paralympics.
Debutant Sumit Antil smashed his own world record multiple times for the F64 class gold at the Paralympics here on Monday. Antil set a new world record on his way to a gold medal hurling the spear to 68.55 metres, improving on his old mark of 62.88 set in November 2019. His series read 66.95, 68.08, 65.27, 66.71, 68.55 and a foul.
Early life:
Sumit Antil was born on 6 July 1998 in jat family in Khewda, Sonipat, Haryana, India.[3][4] He lost his left leg underneath the knee after he was engaged with a motorbike mishap in 2015 at 17 years old. Sumit is upheld by the GoSports Foundation[5] through the Para Champions Program. Sumit was acquainted with Para games by another para competitor, Rajkumar, while he was seeking after his B.Com from one of the renowned foundation, Ramjas school of Delhi University.
In 2017, Sumit began preparing under Nitin Jaiswal in Delhi, and from that point he began contending in different National and International stages. Sumit showed from the beginning that he had the expertise and capacity to surpass at lance toss, and started to perform very well on the National circuit at various occasions in spite of his extremely youthful age. In the wake of seeing his ability, difficult work and potential, GoSports enlisted him into the Para Champions Program in 2019 and he has just improved from that point forward