2024-08-20 18:45:27
New Delhi: After the Olympics are over, the Paralympics are now going to start in Paris. It will start from 28 August. The Indian Paralympic team has reached Paris with full enthusiasm. It is expected that this time Indian para athletes will win more medals than Tokyo, but the one who has the highest expectations among them is Sumit Antil. This javelin throw player will participate in the Men’s F64 category for India.
Sumit won the gold medal for India in Tokyo and this time too it is expected that he will not disappoint. Very few people would know that Sumit has set a world record in javelin throw for India. Not only this, Sumit will also be the flag bearer for India in the opening ceremony at the Paris Paralympics.
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Who is para athlete Sumit Antil
Sumit Antil is a para athlete from India. He has won a gold medal for India in javelin throw at the Olympics. Sumit was born on 7 June 1988 in Khevra village in Sonipat, Haryana. At the age of 17, Sumit lost his leg in a road accident. Despite this terrible accident, Sumit’s passion for sports did not diminish and he brought glory to the country as a para athlete. Sumit won gold in the Para World Championship this year by throwing a javelin throw of 69.50 meters.
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Sumit made a world record in Tokyo
Let us tell you that Sumit Antil won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics with an effort of 68.55 meters, setting a world record three times. He then broke his own record of 70.83 meters throw in the 2023 Para World Championship. Sumit did not stop here. He improved it in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games and again won the gold medal with 73.29 meters.
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What is F64 in Para Athlete
Only those athletes participate in the Paralympics who suffer from some hand or leg disorder. For this, different categories are decided by the Olympic Committee. One of these is F64. Under this category, those para athletes are kept who have some kind of problem in the lower part of the leg. In such a situation, athletes participate in standing position events using aesthetics i.e. artificial legs.