Medal Winning Sri Lankan Para Athletes Felicitated

The Ministry of Youth & Sports accorded a meeting with the Hon.Minister Roshan Ranasinghe for 07 Para Athletes who won medals at 03 International competitions recently. They were accompanied by Lt. Col. Deepal Herath – President, Sri Lanka National Paralympic Committee.

Australian National Athletic Championship 2023 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – concluded after 04 days

Javelin Throw ( Para – Men )
Gold – Dinesh Priyantha Herath ( F46 ) – 63.18 M ( 04th & last attempt )
Silver – Samitha Dulan ( F 44 ) – 64.20 M ( 03rd out of 06 attempts )

World Para Athletic Grand Prix 14th Fazza Championship 2023 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – concluded after 04 days

100 M ( Para – Men )
Gold – Anil Prasanna Jayalath ( T42 )
Silver – Nuwan Indika ( T 44 )
400 M ( Para – Men )
Saman Maduranga Subasinghe ( T 47 )
1500 M ( Para – Men )
Bronze – Pradeep Somasiri ( T 47 )
Long Jump ( Para – Men )
Nuwan Indika ( T 44 )

ITTF Para Fa20 Open Table Tennis Championship 2023 Giza, Egypt – concluded after 03 days

Singles ( Class 09 )
Gold – Dinesh Deshapriya
S / Final : beat Lucas Dider ( France ) 11 – 4, 11 – 9, 11 – 9

Final : beat Hussain Hussan ( Egypt )11 – 4, 11 – 03, 11 – 3