Antil breaks own world record

NEW DELHI: Within 20 days, Haryana's para javelin thrower Sumit Antil has broken the world record twice in the F-64 category.

On Friday, in his sixth and last attempt he hurled the javelin to a distance of 66.90 metres at the 19th Para-Athletics Championships at Bengaluru's Vidyanagar Stadium. The effort bettered his own world record of 66.43 metres, set during the third leg of the Indian Grand Prix on March 5 in Patiala. IANS

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