Javelin thrower Sumit Antil created history by winning gold medal, broke his own world record

Hangzhou, October 25. Sumit Antil and Pushpendra Singh won gold and bronze medals respectively in the men’s javelin throw-F64 final on the third day of the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games.

Sumit broke the Asian Para Games record, world record and Asian record in this event with a throw of 73.29 metres. He reached the mark in his third attempt of the day and won the gold medal.

Sri Lanka’s Arachchige Samitha won the silver medal with an effort of 62.42m, while Pushpendra Singh won the bronze with an effort of 62.06m.

Let us tell you that India has sent 303 athletes to the fourth edition of Asian Para Games, which includes 191 men and 112 women. In this way it has become the largest team of the country in the continental event.