Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Tokyo Paralympics - Day 6, August 29 - Sumit Antil wins GOLD - LIVE Updates, Scores, Results, Medal, Blog
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- 30 Aug 2021 12:55 PM GMT
EXCLUSIVE - "I trained Sumit like a commando"
In an exclusive conversation with The Bridge after the gold medal win, Sumit Antil's coach Naval Singh says that Sumit is his best student ever.
Click here to read what more Naval Singh has to say about India's golden boy.
- 30 Aug 2021 12:52 PM GMT
Sumit's coach had predicted this win!
Sumit Antil's coach Naval Singh had predicted his gold medal and said his ward will set a World Record too yesterday.
- 30 Aug 2021 12:36 PM GMT
Sumit Antil feels he could have thrown better
"In training, I have thrown 71m, 72m, many times. I don't know what happened in my competition. One thing is for sure: in future, I will throw much better," Sumit told PTI after the win.
Crazyyy, how good this guy is!
- 30 Aug 2021 12:28 PM GMT
Sumit's father was an IAF officer
Sumit Antil's father was an Indian Air Force Officer, who passed away due to cancer. Read more.
- 30 Aug 2021 12:19 PM GMT
The highlight we all deserve
Watch all of Sumit Antil's World Record-breaking throws:
- 30 Aug 2021 12:14 PM GMT
Sumit Antil was a wrestler at first
Sumit Antil started his sporting career as a wrestler, before switching sports due to a road accident. Click here to read
- 30 Aug 2021 12:10 PM GMT
Did You Know?
Sumit Antil competed against the Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra before the Tokyo Paralympics?
- 30 Aug 2021 11:11 AM GMT
WATCH THE WORLD RECORD
Watch the throw which sealed the deal for Sumit Antil in Tokyo! INSAANEEEE
- 30 Aug 2021 11:10 AM GMT
WHATTTT A WINNN
This was nothing but sheer domination from Sumit Antil at the Olympics Stadium in Tokyo. He started off with with a World Record attempt in the very first throw of the event, and then went on to break it twice more during the course of the tournament. YES, TWICE MORE.
This is the kind of stuff dreams are made of, and Sumit Antil has sure turned it into a reality today.