Sri Lanka at the Paralympics
| Sri Lanka at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | SRI |
| NPC | National Federation of Sports for the Disabled |
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| Summer appearances | |
Sri Lanka made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a single athlete (Kalika Pathirana) in track and field. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, Sri Lanka won their first Paralympic medal through Pradeep Sanjaya, who won the Bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres T46.[2]
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Sri Lanka won a bronze. Dinesh Priyantha Herath was placed 3rd in the men’s javelin throw F46 final.[3]
Both Pradeep Sanjaya and Dinesh Priyantha Herath are Sri Lanka Army personnel.[4][5]
Medal table
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ Results for Sri Lanka from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.dailymirror.lk/115781/Dinesh-Priyantha-wins-Javelin-bronze-at-Rio-Paralympics
- ^ http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lankas-herath-clinches-bronze-at-rio-paralympics/
- ^ http://dailysports.lk/sri-lankas-first-ever/
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