Target was to touch 70m: Sumit Antil after winning gold in Tokyo Paralympics

Indias Sumit Antil very comprehensively won gold in the mens javelin throw Sport Class F64 at National Stadium in TokyoSumit dominated the show from the word go as he improved the world record three times in the final He threw a monstrous throw of 6855m in his fifth attempt to climb on the top of the podium Australias Michal Burian won silver with a throw of 6629m and created a new world record in Sport Class F44 Dulan Kodithuwakku of Sri Lanka captured bronze while creating his personal best Another Indian in the final Sandeep Chaudhary finished fourth with a seasonbest of 6220mSumit who went first in the field gave an almost uphill task to all contenders as he started the final by breaking his own World Record with a throw of 6695m The previous world record was 6288m which Sumit improved by almost 4 meters in his very first attempt Sandeep meanwhile went for 6113m in his first attemptSumit looked like a man on a mission as he threw javelin for another world record in the second attempt of the final for 6808m The Indian improved the previous best which he created on his first attempt by 113 meters Meanwhile Sandeeps second attempt was invalid while for the third he went for 6220m which landed him in the fourth positionThe man in redhot form Sumit threw 6527m and 6671m in the third and fourth attempt For his fifth attempt the Indian again went big and this time again shattered the world record with a throw of 6855mThe paraathlete couldnt contain his excitement and said despite breaking the world record three times he wanted to touch a target of 70m in the final eventTarget was to touch 70m However Im happy with my performance with a World Record throw of 6855m Im speechless right now It was my first Paralympics Ive broken world record 3 times in just one competition Javelin Thrower Sumit Antil TokyoParalympics pictwittercomh1muYA5qv4mdash ANI ANI August 30 2021Family members and friends of para javelin thrower Sumit Antil celebrated his achievement by dancing in Haryanas SonipatWATCH Family members amp friends of para javelin thrower Sumit Antil celebrate by dancing in Haryanas Sonipat Sumit Antil won a Gold medal in Mens Javelin Throw with a World Record throw of 6855m at Tokyo Paralympics pictwittercom9OpcUjEx13mdash ANI ANI August 30 2021PM Narendra Modi also wished javelin thrower Antil on winning the gold medal at Tokyo ParalympicsOur athletes continue to shine at the Paralympics The nation is proud of Sumit Antilrsquos recordbreaking performance in the ParalympicsCongratulations Sumit for winning the prestigious Gold medal Wishing you all the best for the futuremdash Narendra Modi narendramodi August 30 2021Earlier in the day javelin throwers Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar won silver and bronze respectively in the mens Standing Javelin F46 Devendra Jhajharia grabbed silver with a personal best throw of 6435m This was also his third medal at Paralympic Games Meanwhile Sundar captured bronze with a seasonbest throw of 6258mAlso Read Tokyo Paralympics Indias Yogesh Kathuniya clinches silver in F56 discus throw eventThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever