Sri Lanka eye more gold medals in Asian Para Games

Sri Lanka will target medals as Paralympics Gold Medalist Dinesh Priyantha Herath competes in the Men’s javelin throw events, which are scheduled for today.

In addition, Palitha Bandara will line up in the F42 shot put and Maduranga Subasinghe will compete in the T47 400m.

Kumudu Priyanka will take part in the T45/46 100m, long jump and Ranjan Dharmasena will compete in the wheelchair tennis tournament, while Sampath Bandara and Mahash Jayakody will aim for medals in archery and rowing and the up-and-coming new swimming star Galina Basnayake is also tipped to win a Gold Medal. 

A total of 26 athletes are currently representing Sri Lanka at the Asian Para Games in eight sports including athletics, archery, badminton, powerlifting, rowing, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair tennis.

Sri Lanka’s Samitha Dulan won the Silver Medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw (F64) event with a throw of 64.09 meters at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China.