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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1998-06-07)7 June 1998 (age 27) |
| Alma mater | Ramjas College |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | F64 |
Event | Javelin throw |
| Coached by | Arun Kumar Naval Singh |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals |  (2020,2024) |
| World finals |  (2023,2024,2025) (2019) |
| Regional finals |  (2022) |
| Personalbests | |
Sumit Antil (born 7 June 1998) is an Indianparajavelin thrower.[1] Antil won themen's javelin throw F64 event at the2020 and2024 Paralympics.[2] He setParalympic record both times with his throws of 68.55 m and 70.59 m. He is a three-time gold medalist at theWorld Championships and holds the championship record of 71.37 m, set in2025. In 2022, Antil won the gold medal at theAsian Para Games and created the para-javelinWR of 73.29 m.[3] He is also a six-time world record holder.[4]
Antil was born in Khewra,Sonipat,Haryana, to Niramala Devi and Ram Kumar Antil. His father, who was employed inthe Indian Air Force, died when he was seven. His mother motivated him to take up sports after his accident. He has three sisters, Kiran, Sushila & Renu.[1] He was born in Antil clan, a sub-clan of TomarJats.[5]
He wanted to pursue a career in wrestling and join the Indian Army.[6][7] In 2015, when he was 17, his motorbike was hit by a speeding truck while he was returning home from a tuition class. As a result, his left leg was amputated and he had to abandon his dream of becoming a wrestler.[8]
After completing his secondary education at Dev Rishi Senior Secondary School, Sonipat, he was introduced to para-athletics by another para-athlete, Rajkumar, while he was pursuing his B.Com fromRamjas College ofDelhi University.[9]
In 2017, Antil started training under Nitin Jaiswal inDelhi, and competed in various National and International platforms. He began competing at javelin on the National circuit and GoSports inducted him into the Para Champions Programme in 2019.[10]
In 2019, at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy, he broke the world record in the F64 category en route to winning the Silver medal in the Combined Event. He then won the Silver medal atWorld Para Athletics Championships, Dubai, 2019 and in the process broke his own world record in the F64 category.[11][12]
On 30 August 2021, Antil won a gold medal with a World Record throw of 68.55m in javelin throw F64 at2020 Summer Paralympics.[13] Competing in the Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships, Antil rewrote the world record for the fourth time in a year with a throw of 68.62 meters, breaking his own mark of 68.55 meters. Three of these marks were astonishingly set during the final of the Tokyo paralympics en route to winning gold. On 2 September 2024, Antil won the gold medal again with the new Paralympic Record throw of 70.59m in Javelin throw F64 at2024 Summer Paralympics.[14]
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