Dinesh clinches a Gold medal while Samitha takes Silver – By Dhammika Ratnaweera Source : dailynews Sri Lanka’s two para athletes Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Samitha Dulan excelled at the Australian Open Athletic Meet when Dinesh won a gold medal in the F46 Javelin throw event with a 63.18m distance while Samitha Dulan won F44 Javelin throw silver medal with a 64.20m distance throw. Sri Lankan three-member team Dinesh Priyantha Herath, Samitha Dulan and Palitha Bandara took part in this meet with coach Pradeep Nishantha. The Paralympic gold medal winner Dinesh Priyantha Herath took part in this meet after a one and half-year lay off due to injury and this was a good comeback before the next Paralympic Games in France. In fact the achievement of this meet is very important to Sri Lankan Para athletes to improve their World ranking focussing on Next Paralympic Games in France in 2024. ...

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SLAAJ donates two cars for SL medal winners From left: Pradeep Nishantha (Coach), Samitha Dulan, Major General Rajitha Ampemohotti (Chef-de-Mission), Sanjiv Gunasekara (Sri Lankan Ambassador), Dinesh Herath and Lt Colonel Deepal Herath (NPC President) Source:Dailynews The Sri Lanka Automobile Association of Japan (SLAAJ) presented two vehicles for Paralympic Gold Medal winner Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Samitha Dulan before their departure to Colombo at the Narita Airport in Japan yesterday. Herath who won the F46 javelin throw event with a record breaking performance received a Nissan Note Car while Dulan who won the F44 javelin throw event received a Suzuki Alto Car. ...

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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 ...

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