Anil Singh | |
Fullname: | Anil Kumar Singh |
Nationality: | Indian |
Birth Date: | 4 March 1985 |
Birth Place: | Bhiwani, Haryana, India |
Country: | India |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Javelin throw |
Team: | Indian Railways |
Pb: | Outdoor: 80.72 m NR (Bhopal 2008) |
Updated: | 20 September 2009 |
Anil Kumar Singh (born 4 March 1985) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in javelin throw. He is the first Indian athlete to breach the 80-metre barrier in a competition.[1] Anil Singh holds the current Indian National record of 80.72 metre set at the Asian All Stars athletics championships held in Bhopal on 18 September 2008.[2] He replaced Satbir Singh's decade-old record of 79.68 metres, registered in Kolkata in October 1998.[3]