Sumit Antil has etched his identify into the historical past books as he has turn into the primary Indian man to win back-to-back gold medals on the Paralympic Video games. Sumit defended his gold with a brand new Paralympic report throw of 70.59m within the males’s Javelin F64 occasion on the ongoing Paris Summer season Video games. Sri Lanka’s Dulan Kodithuwakku received the silver with a 67.03m throw, whereas Australia’s Michal Burian bagged the bronze with a throw of 64.89m.
Sumit had received the gold on the Tokyo Paralympics too. He’s the primary Indian man to win gold medals in back-to-back Paralympic Video games. Avani Lekhara is the primary Indian after she defended her taking pictures gold in Paris.
The Indian Javelin star Sumit acquired to his second gold with an enormous throw of 70.59m in his second try as he broke his personal Paralympic report twice within the F64 class. He held the earlier Paralympics report of 68.55m, which he broke in his first try of 69.11m.
He hurled his Javelin to his occasion’s finest throw of 70.59m earlier than hitting the gap of 66.66m in his subsequent try. He fouled in his fourth try, earlier than hitting 69.94m and 66.57m in his subsequent two makes an attempt.
There have been two extra Indians within the last – Sandeep and Sandip Sanjay Sargar. Sandeep completed fourth with a season-best throw of 62.80m, whereas Sandip Sanjay was seventh with a throw of 58.03m throw.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sumit for his ‘distinctive efficiency’ on the ongoing Summer season Video games. “Distinctive efficiency by Sumit! Congratulations to him for successful the Gold within the Males’s Javelin F64 occasion! He has proven excellent consistency and excellence. Finest needs for his upcoming endeavours,” Modi posted on X.
This was India’s third gold medal on the Paralympics 2024 after Nitesh Kumar and Avani Lekhara received gold of their respective occasions. Nitesh defeated Nice Britain’s Daniel Bethell within the males’s singles SL3 occasion to clinch the gold medal on the Paris Paralympic Video games 2024. Avani had received a gold medal within the R2 – Ladies’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 occasion.
