The unprecedented transfer from the Javelin star Neera Chopra almost passed for the NC Classic when he invited the reigning Paralympic champion Sumit Antil to participate in his historical event in Bengalur. The antel, who won the Paralympic gold for two direct editions, today revealed India in an exclusive interview that Neeraj wanted to participate in the event with tax.
Sumit antel, who lost his left leg at an accident at the age of 16, was dominated by Para Javelin’s discipline for several years. Currently, it holds a world record for the largest throw recorded in the history of Para Javelin, which came in Asian Para games 2023.
Sumit revealed that Neerai wanted him to participate in the inauguration edition of Neera Chopra Classic, which will present some of the best spears from around the world. However, the antel refused the invitation because the original data was ready to clash with its competition in Nottwil. Sumit himself wanted to play for a competition for the ability of atorodes, in an effort to achieve his dream of throwing 80+ meters, which is unheard of in his discipline.
“Neej Bhai sent me a message for my event. But during the original data of the competition I had a Nottwil event. They met. He invited me and said,” Sumit Bhai, I wanted you to participate in this event in Bengalur and give the Indian spear to a uniform stage. ” Pharma.
The competition Neera was originally supposed to take place on May 24, but later moved to 5 July at the Kanterava stadium in Bengalur.
People do not realize the scale: Sumit
Sumit Antil had great hopes for the event and stressed that people in India still did not go, how much it would be for the Javelin and Athletics scene in the country. He explained that the first event on the species would be incredibly useful for Indian athletes to try against the best talents in the world.
“But look, the first thing is that people don’t realize how big it is. Neera gave athletes a huge platform of Indian sport with this competition. This is a class A competition that will take place in India.
He confirmed that he would participate in future events if he was able to regularly throw a 75 m+distance.
“For me, when I am within reach, when I start throwing 75m+regularly, I will certainly participate in this event,” he said.
On the Sun Pharma initiative
Sumit Antil published 1 July that he registered with Sun Pharma in an effort to thank all doctors, especially those associated with sports who help athletes recover from major injuries.
“It is a great initiative from Sun Pharma. Whenever athletes talk about their journey, talk about family, teachers and friends, but I think they are not sufficiently grateful to their doctors. In our work, doctors are very important because they save lives, correct problems but do not have enough recognition.
“I had a recurrent injury since the Paralympic Games on Tokyo. I have been carrying a fracture since then. But now I’m much better. My injury is healed, but I still have to balance between the right and left side of my back.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
1 July 2025
