Competing in the Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships, Antil rewrote the world record with a throw of 68.62 metres, breaking his own mark of 68.55 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TOKYO PARALYMPIC champion javelin thrower Sumit Antil, like Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, has a target on his mind \u2014 in metres. While Chopra\u2019s goal is 90 metres, Antil\u2019s is 80. Chopra, the World Championship silver medallist, is six centimetres short of his goal. At the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru late on Friday, Antil moved a little closer to achieving his target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Competing in the Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships, Antil rewrote the world record for the fourth time in a year with a throw of 68.62 metres, breaking his own mark of 68.55 metres. Three of these marks were astonishingly set during the final of the Tokyo paralympics en route to winning gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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