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Born | Sonipat, Haryana, India | 7 June 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Arun Kumar Naval Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sumit Antil (born 7 June 1998)[1] is an Indian Paralympian and javelin thrower. He won the gold in the men's javelin throw F64 event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[2] He set a new Paralympic record both times with his throws of 68.55 m and 70.59 m respectively. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Para Championships. In 2022, Antil not only won the gold medal at the Asian Para Games but also made the para-javelin WR of 73.29 m.[3] He is a six-time world record holder.[4]