Sumit Antil won the javelin F64 event gold with a with a throw of 74.82m.
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Sumit Antil claimed the men’s javelin F64 gold at the eighth Indian Open Para athletics international championship here on Wednesday with a big throw of 74.82m.
Antil’s winning attempt bettered his own World record of 73.29m set at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
The two-time Paralympic champion got into the groove with a 70.30m fourth attempt, before reserving his best for the fifth try.
The Haryana athlete dominated the nine-man field, with Maharashtra’s Sandip Sargar taking silver with 62.88m.
Antil had won his third straight World para athletics gold at New Delhi last year.
Published – May 27, 2026 08:51 pm IST