Record-breaker Sumit Antil has more peaks to conquer
3 years, 1 month ago

Record-breaker Sumit Antil has more peaks to conquer

The Hindu  

“Main Olympic medal leke aunga. WATCH: Sumit Antil on Paralympics success, life as a para athlete, Neeraj Chopra and more “I broke down when I came back from the operation theatre. I told him not to tell anyone.” Sumit’s friends found out about his prosthetic leg and sports career only when his name appeared in newspapers after he was selected for the Para Asian Games. “One of my friends saw it and put a photo of that clipping in our group.” Sumit’s career graph took a steep jump in 2018, hardly a year after he took up parasports. 80m toh mujhe karna hi hai har haal mein I am aiming to touch the 75m mark at the 2022 Asian Games,” Sumit, who considers javelin thrower Vipin Kasana as his mentor, says.

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Sumit Antil breaks Paralympic record to win javelin gold, defends title in Paris
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sumit Antil breaks Paralympic record to win javelin gold, defends title in Paris

Hindustan Times  

India's Sumit Antil defended his Paralympic javelin gold medal, creating a new Games record to clinch the top podium in Paris on Monday. Sumit Antil Antil delivered an impressive performance in the final, launching a throw of 69.11m on his first attempt and then surpassing it with a new Paralympic record in the F64 category by breaking the 70m barrier. …

Sumit Antil: Ramjas College taught me to dream big
1 year, 4 months ago

Sumit Antil: Ramjas College taught me to dream big

Hindustan Times  

Setting a record is one thing but setting a world record while surpassing one’s own previous feat is certainly a new milestone. This is what paralympian, javelin thrower Sumit Antil feels about his new world record in F64 javelin throw with the best attempt of 70.83m, when at the recent World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. But breaking the world …

Sumit Antil breaks his World Record at Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Sumit Antil breaks his World Record at Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships 2023

The Hindu  

Sumit Antil broke his world record in the F64 javelin throw category at the fifth Indian Open Para Athletics International Championships in Bengaluru on Saturday. Yogesh Kathuniya and Pushpendra Singh also set new World Records and have also qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Yogesh created a new world record of 46.79m in men’s discus throw F55-57 category while …

'People now recognise me': Tokyo gold medallist Sumit Antil on new-found fame
3 years, 2 months ago

'People now recognise me': Tokyo gold medallist Sumit Antil on new-found fame

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The year 2020 came with its fare share of lessons for Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Sumit Antil. He now looks back at last year’s challenges as an important factor in getting him the gold medal in F64 para javelin throw. Sumit Antil broke the javelin throw record thrice in a space of five throws at the Tokyo Paralympics. But Sumit …

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