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Antil betters his best
Updated On: 26 October, 2023 08:15 AM IST | Hangzhou | PTI
Paralympics champ Sumit breaks his own javelin world record to clinch gold; Indian athletes shine on Day 3 to win 30 medals including six yellow metals
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Sumit Antil; Nimisha S Chakkungalparambil; Sundar Singh Gurjar; F37/38 javelin throw star Haney; T11 1,500m winner Rakshitha Raju and Ankur Dhama (right) with a guide
Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Wednesday bettered his own javelin throw F64 world record (70.83m) with a stunning 73.29m effort on way to winning gold as he led India’s whopping 30-medal haul on the third day of competitions at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
India’s total medal count after three days stood at 64 (15 gold, 20 silver, 29 bronze) and they were placed at sixth spot, one down from Tuesday. China continued to consolidate at the top of the tally with 300 medals (118 gold, 96 silver, 86 bronze), followed by Iran (24, 30, 19), Japan (20, 21, 28), Thailand (20, 13, 30) and Uzbekistan (17, 17, 21).
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