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Sumit Antil Sets Championship Record to Clinch Third Straight World Javelin Title in Delhi

India’s home charge, led by a Rinku–Gurjar one–two in F46 and Yogesh Kathuniya’s discus silver, gathers pace as multiple world records fall across the New Delhi meet.

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Overview

  • Antil won the men’s F64 javelin with 71.37m, resetting the championship record and completing a hat-trick of World titles.
  • Colombia’s Tomas Felipe Soto Mina took F64 silver at 48.38m and Kazakhstan’s Rufat Khabibullin claimed bronze at 47.14m, with India’s Pardeep Kumar fifth.
  • Rinku Hooda captured F46 javelin gold with a 66.37m championship record as Sundar Singh Gurjar secured silver at 64.76m; Ajeet Singh Yadav finished fourth.
  • Yogesh Kathuniya earned F56 discus silver with 42.49m, finishing behind Brazil’s Claudiney Batista, who won gold with 45.67m.
  • Bulgaria’s Ruzhdi Ruzhdi broke the F55 shot put world record at 12.94m for a sixth successive title, while NPA athlete Denis Gnezdilov twice bettered the F40 world mark to win gold.