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Sumit Antil was born on 6 July 1998 in Khewda, Sonipat, India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vatchittagong|title=Sumit Antil Paralympics 2021: Tokyo Olympic Gold Winner|url=https://vatchittagong.org/sumit-antil-paralympics-2021|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|language=en-US}}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cyriac|first=Biju Babu|date=26 March 2021|title=Sumit Antil betters javelin world record at National Para Athletics Championships|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/sumit-antil-betters-javelin-world-record-at-national-para-athletics-championships/articleshow/81712825.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The Times of India}}</ref> through the Para Champions Programme. Sumit was introduced to Para athletics by another para athlete, Rajkumar, while he was pursuing his B.Com from one of the prestigious institute, Ramjas college of Delhi University. |
Sumit Antil was born on 6 July 1998 in Khewda, [[Sonipat]], [[Haryana]], India.<ref name="OI">{{cite news |title=Javelin throwers lead athletics medal rush, Sumit wins gold with smashing world record show |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/javelin-throwers-lead-athletics-medal-rush-sumit-wins-gold-with-smashing-world-record-show/2150620?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=nextb&utm_campaign=amp |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |publisher=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=30 Aug 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/SOPAK |archive-date=30 Aug 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vatchittagong|title=Sumit Antil Paralympics 2021: Tokyo Olympic Gold Winner|url=https://vatchittagong.org/sumit-antil-paralympics-2021|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|language=en-US}}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cyriac|first=Biju Babu|date=26 March 2021|title=Sumit Antil betters javelin world record at National Para Athletics Championships|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/sumit-antil-betters-javelin-world-record-at-national-para-athletics-championships/articleshow/81712825.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The Times of India}}</ref> through the Para Champions Programme. Sumit was introduced to Para athletics by another para athlete, Rajkumar, while he was pursuing his B.Com from one of the prestigious institute, Ramjas college of Delhi University. |
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In 2017, Sumit started training under Nitin Jaiswal in Delhi, and from then he started competing in various National and International platforms. Sumit displayed very early on that he had the skill and ability to exceed at javelin throw, and began to perform very well on the National circuit at different events despite his very young age. After witnessing his talent, hard work and potential, GoSports inducted him into the Para Champions Programme in 2019 and he has only got better since then.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
In 2017, Sumit started training under Nitin Jaiswal in Delhi, and from then he started competing in various National and International platforms. Sumit displayed very early on that he had the skill and ability to exceed at javelin throw, and began to perform very well on the National circuit at different events despite his very young age. After witnessing his talent, hard work and potential, GoSports inducted him into the Para Champions Programme in 2019 and he has only got better since then.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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| Born | 6 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T64 | ||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2020 Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | WR 68.55 m (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Sumit Antil (born 6 July 1998) is an Indian paralympian and javelin thrower. He won a gold medal in men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] He created world record, throwing 68.55 metre in the final.[3]
Early life
Sumit Antil was born on 6 July 1998 in Khewda, Sonipat, Haryana, India.[4][5] 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[6] through the Para Champions Programme. Sumit was introduced to Para athletics by another para athlete, Rajkumar, while he was pursuing his B.Com from one of the prestigious institute, Ramjas college of Delhi University.
In 2017, Sumit started training under Nitin Jaiswal in Delhi, and from then he started competing in various National and International platforms. Sumit displayed very early on that he had the skill and ability to exceed at javelin throw, and began to perform very well on the National circuit at different events despite his very young age. After witnessing his talent, hard work and potential, GoSports inducted him into the Para Champions Programme in 2019 and he has only got better since then.[citation needed]
Career
In 2019, at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy, he created history when he broke the world record in the F64 category enroute to winning the Silver medal in the Combined Event, an incredible achievement. The pinnacle of his young career so far came when he clinched the Silver medal at World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai, 2019 and in the process broke his own world record in the F64 category.[7][8]
On 30 August 2021, Sumit Antil won gold medal with a World Record throw of 68.55m in javelin throw F64 at 2020 Summer Paralympics.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Sumit Antil Wins Javelin (F64) Gold, Sets New World Record". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw - F64 Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tokyo Paralympics 2021 highlights: Sumit Antil wins gold, creates world record in javelin throw F64 event The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021
- ^ "Javelin throwers lead athletics medal rush, Sumit wins gold with smashing world record show". Outlook. Press Trust of India. 30 Aug 2021. Archived from the original on 30 Aug 2021.
- ^ Vatchittagong. "Sumit Antil Paralympics 2021: Tokyo Olympic Gold Winner". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cyriac, Biju Babu (26 March 2021). "Sumit Antil betters javelin world record at National Para Athletics Championships". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Watch: Sandeep, Sumit bag javelin gold, silver with world record throws at Para Athletics Worlds". Scroll.in. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ PTI. "World Para Athletics C'ships: Sandeep, Sumit create world records". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Malik, Varun (30 August 2021). "WATCH: Sumit Antil shatters the World record three times on his way to Gold Medal in javelin throw". SportsTiger. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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