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Last Updated : Friday, 29 May 2026 (17:49 IST)

Paralympic Javelin Athlete Sumit Antil betters his World Record

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Publish: Fri, 29 May 2026 (17:46 IST) Updated: Fri, 29 May 2026 (17:49 IST)
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India’s two time Paralympic gold medalist Sumit Antil bettered his world record to 74.82m in the Men’s Javelin F64 category at the Indian Openbeing played in Bengaluru.
The Indian Open is being played in Bengaluru from May 26-28.

27 year old Antil, who won back to back gold medals 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics surpassed his previous World Record of 73.29m, which he had set at the 2022 Asian Para Games.Apart from his two Paralympic gold medals, the Arjuna awardee also has 3 gold medals at the World championships and a gold at the 2022 Asian Para Games as well.
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