Athletics News : Sandeep Choudhary, Sumit Antil secure Paralympic Quota; Deepa Malik Ecstatic

India's top javelin throwers Sandeep Chaudhary and Sumit Antil secured the quota for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics by finishing at the top two spots in the men's Javelin F64 finals at the ongoing Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. The duo bettered their own world records in their categories en route to booking their qualifying spots for India at the Paralympics. While Sandeep bettered his own world record of 65.80m in F44 category, Sumit sent the spear to a distance of 62.88m also to improve his world record of 61.32 meters in F64 category achieved in Paris this August. Deepa Malik, first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic games, spoke to Power Sportz on this achievement and said that she has high hopes from both of them in Tokyo.