I was reborn – record breaker Samitha Dulan Source:Sundaytimes Sports gave me the strength to win my life back – Samitha Dulan At 33-years of age Samitha Dulan has rewritten the history books, becoming a world record holder in the F44 category at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. His 67.03-metre javelin throw earned him a silver medal, a significant achievement that stands as a proof to his endurance and unyielding spirit. For Dulan, this victory is more than just a medal – it’s the climax of a miraculous comeback from a devastating accident that nearly ended his life. “I had given up on life,” Dulan reflects, remembering the time when he was bedridden for two years following a motorbike accident in Kalutara. “I was so fed up, mentally shattered. I had broken my hip, ankle, knee joint, and shoulder. I never thought I would ever get up again.” But, against all ...

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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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Sri Lankan Youth Para athletes create history-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Galina Basnayake with her third gold medal Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan Youth Para athletes created history at the Asian Youth Para Games in Bahrain when they clinched best-ever overall medal haul with an outstanding performance. Sri Lanka bagged 12 medals (four Gold, four Silver, four Bronze) at this meet which ended yesterday. The 16 year old Galina Basnayake finished the meet with another gold in 50m free style yesterday and that was her third gold. Earlier she got 400m free style and 100m free style golds. The swimmer from Lyceum International school, Wattala had an outstanding performance to pocket three golds and one silver from 100m butterfly. The fourth gold for Sri Lanka was won by Mohammad Safran who is from Arakkala Muslim School Kekunagolla. Safran who got 100m silver once again was able to win the gold in the long jump ...

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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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Sri Lankan Team leaves for Tokyo Paralympics today-by Dhammika Ratnaweera The Sri Lanka Squad for the Tokyo Para Games Source:Dailynews The nine-member Sri Lankan contingent will leave for Tokyo today to participate in the 16th Paralympics, which will be held from August 24 to September 5 in Japan. The Sri Lankan contingent will include six athletes, one wheelchair tennis player, one archer and one yachtsman in addition to their coaches and officials of the National Paralympics Committee (NPC) of Sri Lanka. ...

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