SUMIT ANTIL CLINCHES GOLD, SETS NEW RECORD

Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Wednesday clinched a gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games javelin throw F64 event with a world record effort of 73.29m on the third day of competitions.

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The 25-year-old broke his own previous world record of 70.83m which he had thrown while winning gold at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris earlier this year. Another Indian, Pushpendra Singh won the bronze medal with a throw of 62.06m.

Antil had won gold in the men’s javelin F64 event at the Tokyo Paralympic Games with a then world record throw of 68.55m.

It was the most productive day for India, picking up a whopping 24 medals, with 17 of them and all the six gold coming from athletics.

India’s total medals stood at 58 (15 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze).