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Sumit Antil retains Asian Para Games javelin title in Indian podium sweep
Sumit Antil retained his Asian Para Games javelin title in Nagoya with a best throw of 72.46 metres.
The 28-year-old two-time Paralympic champion secured gold in the combined F42-44 and F61-64 event with his second attempt.
Mahendra Gurjar and Sandip Sanjay Sargar completed an all-Indian podium, taking silver and bronze respectively.
The combined-event rankings use RAZA points to account for differences between athletes' classifications.
Antil won the previous Asian Para Games title in 2023 with a 73.29-metre throw, and later raised his personal best to 74.82 metres.
His latest win adds another continental title, though he did not reach his personal best.
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Sumit Antil retained his Asian Para Games javelin title in Nagoya with a best throw of 72.46 metres.
Mahendra Gurjar and Sandip Sanjay Sargar took silver and bronze, completing an Indian sweep of the podium.
Antil’s winning throw came on his second attempt in the combined F42-44/F61-64 event.
Gurjar recorded 59.03 metres and Sargar threw 64.48 metres.
The final rankings accounted for differences between classifications using RAZA points.
- Who
- Sumit Antil won gold, with Mahendra Gurjar taking silver and Sandip Sanjay Sargar bronze.
- What
- Antil retained his Asian Para Games javelin title as India swept the podium.
- When
- Friday. The article was published on 2026-10-23.
- Where
- Nagoya.
- Why
- Antil’s best throw of 72.46 metres secured the title. Final combined-event rankings used RAZA points to account for differences between classifications.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Antil won gold at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with a throw of 73.29 metres.
Antil raised the benchmark to 74.82 metres.
Antil won the title in Nagoya with a 72.46-metre throw as India swept the podium.
- Gold
- Sumit Antil — 72.46 metres
- Silver
- Mahendra Gurjar — 59.03 metres
- Bronze
- Sandip Sanjay Sargar — 64.48 metres
- Event
- Combined F42-44/F61-64 javelin
- Location
- Nagoya
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