Sumit Antil and Neeraj Chopra. Both are from Haryana. There is a distance of 50 kilometers between their houses. Still Sumit had to spend all his money to meet Neeraj. It was 2018. These two biggest stars of Indian javelin met for the first time in Finland. Both Neeraj and Sumit had reached there for an event. Sumit had to spend all his money to go on that tour. But, the biggest benefit of that total investment was that Sumit Antil's life changed from there.

First meeting of Neeraj Chopra and Sumit Antil

Now the question is what happened in that meeting that changed Sumit Antil's life? So the things said by Neeraj Chopra were behind this, which Sumit Antil made the basic mantra of his life.

Sumit Antil told about that first meeting that compared to today, he was nothing at that time. He was struggling to make an identity. Still Neeraj Chopra met me very nicely. He talked to me nicely. He told me how strong I am. If I want, I can achieve a lot from this sport.

Which style of Neeraj does Sumit Antil like?

According to Sumit, after that meeting, he started meeting Neeraj Chopra in every event. Since both of them were from Haryana, most of the conversations were in Haryanvi.

Even after achieving so much, Neeraj Chopra is not intoxicated by popularity. He is the same as he was before. Then why shouldn't he have become the superstar of Indian javelin. His style of behaving politely with everyone inspires us to become better.

Be it Neeraj or Sumit… both are champions today

When Sumit and Neeraj first met, neither Sumit had a Paralympic gold nor Neeraj had an Olympic gold. But now both of them have achieved success that the whole of India is proud of. Today, not only Neeraj Chopra but Sumit Antil is also a javelin star in the country.