Sri Lankan Paralympians vie for Gold in Australia
As advised to eLanka by Mr. Anton Swan OAM JP(Qual) Hon. Consul for Sri Lanka in Queensland, Australia, it is very pleasing to note that the Brisbane Community has rallied to pay all their Cost for Accommodation and Meals during their stay in Brisbane.
(L-R): Samitha Dulan – Coach, Predeep Nisantha, Dinesh Priyantha and Palitha Bandara
Source: island
Sri Lanka’s Para Javelin stars, Dinesh Priyantha (F46) and Samantha Dulan (F44) and shot put (F42) national para record holder, Palitha Bandara will be competing for medals at the Australian National Para Athletics Open Championship which will be held at the Olympics stadium Brisbane, Australia.
Dinesh Priyantha, with a distance of 67.79 meters entered the record books with a Gold for the longest throw at the 2020 Tokyo Games for F46 Javelin, while his team mate Samitha Dulan (F44) secured a Bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.
1450 Paralympians representing 23 countries will compete at this year’s games in Australia.
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