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    Army biography: The early days of ‘rifleman’ Aurangzeb of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment
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    All we imagine as work: The many lives of the tenacious, transnational Malayali nurse

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    How students of Calcutta’s Hindu College created an idea of ‘the people of India’ under British rule
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    ‘The Lone Wolf’: A military biography of grit and fortitude during India’s 1971 war with Pakistan
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Tokyo Paralympics

Watch: All of Sumit Antil’s record-breaking throws to win F64 javelin gold at Tokyo Paralympics

Sumit clinched India’s second gold at the Tokyo Paralympics, shattering the men’s F64 category world record multiple times in a stunning Games debut.

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Aug 30, 2021 · 05:36 pm Updated Aug 30, 2021 · 06:20 pm
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Watch: All of Sumit Antil’s record-breaking throws to win F64 javelin gold at Tokyo Paralympics
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We NEED to talk about Sumit Antil! 🌟

😯 First throw: 66.95 metres (WR)
😲 Second throw: 68.08 metres (WR)
😱 Fifth throw: 68.55 metres (WR)

The #IND star broke the world record three times en route to winning #gold in the Men's Javelin Throw - F64 🔥

🇮🇳 @ParalympicIndia pic.twitter.com/1zSufB95mh

— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 30, 2021

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Sumit Antil with a performance to remember. 👏🏽

Guess we will all be watching this in loop for a while!

🎥 DD Sports / PCI pic.twitter.com/fmcNoaxmxB

— The Field (@thefield_in) August 30, 2021
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