Seema Antil

Seema Antil

Personal information
Born	(1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 Sonipat, Haryana, India
Height
Weight	94 kg (207 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Discus throw 2010 Delhi Discus throw 2014 Glasgow Discus throw Asian Games 2014 Incheon Discus throw World Junior Championships 2002 Kingston Discus throw
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. Her sporting career began at the age of 11 years as a hurdler and a long-jumper, but later took to discus throw. Her gold medal win at the World Junior Championships in 2000 in Santiago earned her the nickname .'Millennium Child' 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. 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. 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. 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.

Personal life

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

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

• Jat
• List of Jats
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
• Sonepat

External links

• Seema Antil profile at IAAF