NEW DELHI: Star javelin thrower Sumit Antil on Monday became the first Indian man and second from the country to defend the title as he won the F64 category gold with Paralympics record of 70.59m at the Paris Games.
The 26-year-old world record holder from Sonipat in Haryana bettered his own earlier Paralympic record of 68.55m set in Tokyo while winning the gold three years ago.
His world record stands at 73.29m.
Antil is the second Indian overall after shooter Avani Lekhara to defend Paralympics title.
F64 category is for athletes with problems in the lower limb(s), those competing with prosthesis or affected by leg length difference.
Following is India's Day 5 schedule and results at the Paris Paralympics on Monday (All timings in IST):Para Athletics1:35 PM: Yogesh Kathuniya wins Silver medal in Men's Discus Throw - F56 FinalPara Badminton1:40 PM: Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sumathy Sivan lose in Mixed Doubles SH6 Bronze Medal MatchPara Badminton3:30 PM: Nitesh Kumar wins GOLD medal in Men's Singles SL3 categoryPara Shooting4:30 PM: Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat fail to qualify for the final in Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 eventPara Badminton8 PM: Thulasimathi Murugesan lost 17-21, 10-21 to Qiu Xia Yang (China) in Women's Singles SU5 final to settle for SILVER8 PM: Manisha Ramadass defeated Cathrine Rosengren of Denmark 21-12, 21-8 in Women's Singles SU5 3rd-place playoff game to claim BRONZE Para ArcheryArchers Rakesh Kumar/Sheetal Devi clinch BRONZE with a thrilling 156-155 win over Italy's Matteo Bonacina/Eleonora Sarti in the Mixed Team Compound Open third-place play-off matchPara Badminton9:40 PM: Suhas Yathiraj gets SILVER after losing 0-2 (9-21, 13-21) to Lucas Mazur of France in the Men's Singles SL4 final.9:40 PM: India's Sukant Kadam loses 0-2 (17-21, 18-21) to Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia in the Men's Singles SL4 Bronze Medal MatchPara Athletics10:30 PM: Sumit Antil claims GOLD with record throw in Men's Javelin - F64 final10:34 PM: Kanchan Lakhani finishes off at 7th place with her best effort of 10.06m in the Women's Discus Throw - F53 Final11:50 PM: Deepthi Jeevanji qualifies for Women's 400m final Para Badminton11:50 PM: Nithya Sivan bags BRONZE after beating Indonesia's Rina Marlina 21-14, 21-6 in Women's Singles SH6 3rd-place playoff gameThe TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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