Sumit Antil breaks own world record at Indian Open International Para Athletics Championships

Star Indian para-athlete Sumit Antil on Wednesday broke his own world record in the men's javelin throw F64 event at the Indian Open International Para Athletics Championships here.

The 27-year-old two-time Paralympics gold medallist from Sonipat in Haryana sent the spear to a distance of 74.82m, surpassing his previous world record of 73.29m, which he had set at the 2022 Asian Para Games.

Antil has dominated his event in the international stage for some time now and he has even set the target of breaching the 80m mark in the near future, a distance which is not easy even for able-bodied athletes.

He has won gold medals in the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games and clinched World Para Athletics Championships titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. He has also won gold in the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.

F64 category is for athletes with problems in the lower limb(s), those competing with prosthesis or affected by leg length difference.

Antil lost his left leg below the knee after he was involved in a motorbike accident in 2015. A student of Delhi's Ramjas College, Antil was an able-bodied wrestler before the accident.

A para athlete in his village initiated him to the sport in 2018.

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