Seema Antil

Seema Antil
Personal information
Born 27 July 1983
Sonipat, Haryana, India
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight 94 kg (207 lb) (2014)[1]
Sport
Country  India
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus
Updated on 6 October 2014.

Seema Punia Antil aka Seema Punia or Seema Antil (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 61.03 m (200.2 ft), achieved in her gold medal winning discus throw performance at the 2014 Asian Games.

Early life

Seema Antil was born in a Jat family of Antil gotra in Khewda village of Sonipat district in Haryana.[2] Her sporting career began at the age of 11 years as a hurdler and a long-jumper, but later took to discus throw.[3] Her gold medal win at the World Junior Championships in 2000 in Santiago earned her the nickname .'Millennium Child'[4] She studied in the Government College, Sonipat.

Career

Antil originally won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but lost it due to a positive drugs test for pseudoephedrine. As per the rules in force at that time for such an offence, her National Federation issued her a public warning after stripping her of the medal.[5] She won a bronze medal at the next World Junior Championships in 2002.

She won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and was honoured with Bhim Award by the Haryana state government on 26 June 2006. Her absence from the 2006 Asian Games attracted considerable media attention.[6] She had tested positive for a steroid (stanozolol) prior to the Games but was cleared to participate by her National Federation. She, however, opted out of the team for the Games.[7] She won the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She finished 13th at the 2012 London Olympics. In 2014, she won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a gold at the Asian Games.[8]

Personal life

Antil is married to Ankush Punia, her coach, and a former Discus thrower who represented India at 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[9]

In Olympics

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  India
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th 60.64 m
2012 Olympic Games London, England 13th 61.91 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2014 CWG profile
  2. ↑ "Seema Antil". Athletes. Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Seema Antil profile". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Asian Games 2014: Two no-shows and two doping charges later, Seema Punia spins gold". The Indian Express. 29 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Hindu : Seema Antil loses gold medal on ephedrine violation". Hinduonnet.com. 2001-10-02. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Seema Antil not to take part in Doha". Ia.rediff.com. 2004-12-31. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Seema cleared, opts out". The Hindu. 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  8. ↑ "India's discus thrower Seema Punia clinches gold at Asian Games". India Today. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "CWG medallist ties the knot". tribuneindia.com. 8 February 2011.

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