Dulan Kodithuwakku Archives

Questions raised over Para athlete’s world record-BY TB RAHAMAN Dulan Kodithuwakku Source:Sundayobserver Paralympic athlete Dulan Kodithuwakku established a new world record of 66.60m in the javelin throw for those in the F-44 category at the National Para Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium last week. But questions have been raised over whether this record will be recognized by the world body the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) who were not contacted by the Sri Lanka Paralympic Committee to obtain ratification for their National championship. Dulan Kodithuwakku from the Army won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics having thrown the javelin to a distance of 65.61m. The previous record in this event was held by Australian Micheal Burian with a distance of 66.29m. Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) stated that they had all technical requirements such as the venue, qualified judges and equipment in place for World Athletics to ratify ...

Nishantha: The coach behind historic Paralympic gold-by Reemus Fernando Source:Island A coach plays a vital role in an athlete’s success. When it comes to track and field sports, a coach can make or break the career of an athlete. It is the coach’s specific training plan that helps the athlete peak at the right time to produce his best. A good coach would know where his trainee would end up and what his performance would be like even before the athlete gets into the track for his competition. Former Sri Lanka national record holder-turned javelin coach Pradeep Nishantha knew exactly where Dinesh Priyantha Herath would end up even before he boarded the flight for Tokyo Paralympics as he had been training the thrower with a target of ‘creating history at the Paralympics’. When Herath threw the javelin to a World record distance in the F46 category to win the country’s ...