Paris Paralympics 2024: Sumit Antil bags India's third gold with record Javelin throw
India's Sumit Antil broke the Paralympics javelin record twice in the F64 final at Paralympics 2024 with a best throw of 70.59m to bag the gold medal.
With his achievement India's gold tally has gone up to three.
๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ณ
— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) September 2, 2024
The Paralympic champion defends his crown with a Games record throw of 70.59m at the Paris 2024 Paralympics! ๐ฅ#Paralympics | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/QWbVZtGro2
Earlier in the day, para-badminton star Nitesh Kumar brought home India's second gold medal, winning the Men's Singles SL3 para-badminton final.
๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐
— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) September 2, 2024
Nitesh Kumar clinched๐ฅ in men's singles SL3 badminton following a thrilling win over Great Britain's Daniel Bethell at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. ๐#Paralympics | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/2pydnPvYwn
He was not the only badminton medalist, as Suhas Yathiraj (SL4) and Thulasimathi Murugesan (SU5) bagged silver, while Manisha Ramadass (SU5) clinched bronze.
Armless archery star Sheetal Devi, alongside veteran Rakesh Kumar, brought home bronze in para archery Mixed Team Compound Event.
Yogesh Kathuniya had brought India the first medal of Day 5 in the Paris Paralympics, clinching a silver in the Men's Discus Throw F56 Final.
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