Paralympic gold medallist Sumit Antil broke his own world record in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 event with a 74.82m effort at the Indian Open International Para Athletics Championships 2026 in Bengaluru.
The Paralympic Committee of India removes Dronacharya awardee Naval Singh after harassment allegations by Sumit Antil, with calls growing for a fair probe into the matter.
World Athletics VP Adille Sumariwalla says the matter is “under process” after Sumit Antil filed a harassment complaint against coach Naval Singh, with support from Neeraj Chopra.
Sumit Antil and other athletes allege harassment by coach Naval Singh in a complaint to SAI, with Neeraj Chopra supporting calls for action.
The highlight of the day was Sumit Antil, who led an all-Indian podium in the men's javelin throw F43/F44/F64.
The Indian challenge will be led by reigning Paris 2024 Paralympic javelin champions Sumit Antil (F64) and Navdeep (F41), with the 50-member squad also featuring two-time Paris 2024 medallist Preeti Pal and women’s 200m T12 bronze medallist Simran.
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes to one of India's prime javelin throwers Sumit Antil following his gold medal triumph in the men's javelin throw F64 event at the Paris Paralympics.
With the Paralympics set to take place from August 28 to September 8, Antil, who also holds the World Record in his sport, is drawing significant inspiration from his able-bodied counterpart, Neeraj, who recently clinched a silver medal at the Olympics.
Sumit Antil had set a new world record on his way to a gold medal in the javelin throw - F64 final, hurling the spear to 68.55 metres, improving on his old mark of 62.88 set in November 2019.
While Sandeep bettered his own world record of 65.80m in F44 category, Sumit sent the spear to a distance of 62.88m to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
