Asian Para Games begins tomorrow

The fourth Asian Para Games will start tomorrow in Hangzhou China featuring 22 sports and is scheduled to continue until October 28.

Sri Lanka will be represented by 26 athletes in eight sports - athletics, archery, badminton,

powerlifting, rowing, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair tennis.

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath will Captain the Sri Lanka Para Team. Over 4,000 athletes from 44 countries in the region are scheduled to participate in this event. (Susil Premalal)