At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Sumit Antill bested the old world record for F64 Men’s Javelin as he threw 68.55 especially making him walk into the annals of history. After that he broke the javelin throw record with a throw of 66.95 m and broke the previous record of 62.88 m on his very first attempt and improved it to 68.08 m on his second throw. Then after all this, Antill went on to record throws of 65.27m and 66.71m before setting a new record of 68.55m.
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Sumit Andil hails from a lower-middle class family of Sonepat in Haryana. As a junior warrant officer in the Indian Air Force. The sport came to him while extremely young; he, for instance, embraced wrestling. Also, Antil looks up to London 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt and aims to be like him.
Sumit Andil: The accident that changed his life story
On the fateful day of January 5, 2015, everything changed for Sumit. On his way back from a cram school, his bicycle met with an accident. Clutching the handle of his bicycle, a tractor ran over his back and he slipped, the same vehicle later ran over him.
But he lost the left leg below knee amputation of the limb instead. He was then brought to the Indian Air Force Hospital. Where doctors decided to surgically amputate the limb that could not be save.
Sumit spent 53 days recovering and was later taken to a prosthesis rehabilitation center in Pune where he received a prosthetic limb. Most importantly, this development was critical in enabling him to go back to the sporting activity that he adored.
How was it that Sumit Antil found himself in the domain of parasports?
The accident did not affect him in any way and he did not give up on sports. In 2017, with the help of local Paralympian Rajkumar, he competed in the Paralympics. Problems like painful training prosthetic pads and hard work never dried up Sumit.
He crossed paths with silver medallist at the 2018 Asian Games, virender Dhankar. Whom he contacted then javelin throw coach naval singh. Antill also commenced training on the cotton s ward, or rival, known as Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
As Sumit Antill gears up for the Paris Paralympics lined up in 2024, his transformation starting from the lows of adversities to the zenith of world records continues to dazzle and motivate humankind at large.
