The build-up to the Asian Para Games has been set ablaze by Antil, who in Bengaluru on May 27, 2026, let fly with a 74.82m that was as much a statement as it was a throw. For a two-time Paralympian, this is a new high and a message to anyone in his lane.
A fifth-attempt missile resets the mark
It was his 5th try at the Indian Open in Bengaluru before he made it happen. The old number from 2023 was 73.29m; he left that behind by 1.53 meters, making it clear who is in charge of the classification.
There was a lot of noise from the stands and the officials as they put it in perspective: seven world records for the F64. The kind of effort you put in under pressure, and in one motion you change the whole tenor of the event.
What you need to know from the day:
– 74.82m, Men’s F64
– 5th attempt in the final
– 2026 Indian Open, Bengaluru
– 73.29m (the 2023 standard)
– Seven world records and up
Technique tweaks fuel dominance
Antil was in no doubt after the fact that this was a long time coming. He had been champing at the bit to top the old record and while he thought it might have happened sooner, there is no mistaking the feeling of nailing it.
He puts it down to some technical work. “I changed my run-up, my rhythm, how I put the power into it,” he said. “From the beginning of the year I knew what I wanted to do.”
Landmark throws that shaped his rise
You don’t see this out of nowhere. Go back to Tokyo 2020 and he rewrote the book three times in a single final to take gold with 68.55m. That has been his way of carrying himself on the big stage ever since.
Then there was 70.83m at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and 73.29m in Hangzhou. He doesn’t like to sit on a lead; he is always looking to test where the line is with a mix of form and nerve.
Momentum and what comes next
More than just a figure, the Bengaluru performance means something to the country, in Antil’s view. “I could have put it out even more today,” he says, having put 1.5m on his total. He is intent on doing it again in the Asian Para Games.
Those on the sidelines are with him on that. They see the 74.82m as the season’s defining moment and a fine lead-in to the next challenge. With a guy who is always putting in new numbers, we are past the point of wondering if he will break the record. We are just waiting for the day he does.
