New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Sumit Antil on Tuesday became the most successful Indian in the history of World Para Athletics Championships, clinching his third straight javelin gold and straightway declaring that he would go for the coveted 80m mark.

Cheered from the stands by two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, the 27-year-old Sumit clinched the men's javelin F64 class title with a championship record throw of 71.37m which he came up with in his fifth attempt in a field completely dominated by him.

He broke his own championships record of 70.83m set in the 2023 edition, but was nearly 2m away from his world record of 73.29m which he had set while winning the 2023 Asian Para Games gold. No Indian has won three gold in World Para Athletics Championships.

Sumit said he wanted to break hi

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