SL wins 3 more medals at Asian Para Games

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7 months ago

October 26, 2023

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Sri Lankan athletes have won three more medals at the 4th Asian Para Games being held in Hangzhou, China.

Janani Dhananjana won the Silver medal in the Women’s Long Jump (T47) event while Kumudu Dissanayake won the Bronze medal.

Meanwhile, Palitha Bandara won the Bronze medal in the Men’s Shot Put (F63) event.

Matheesh becomes most expensive player in LPL history

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11 hours ago

May 21, 2024

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The player auction of the Lanka Premier League 2024 commenced at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo earlier today (May 21).

Out of the 420 players, 154 are Sri Lankans, while the remaining players are overseas.

Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana became the most expensive player in the LPL history as the player was sold for a whopping USD 120,000 in the auction.

Samitha Dulan sets world record in Kobe

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14 hours ago

May 21, 2024

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Sri Lanka’s Samitha Dulan set a new world record in the Men’s Javelin Throw F44 category at the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships.

He also won Silver in the F64 category after recording a distance of 66.49 meters.

Indika Gamage cliches bronze in Japan

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23 hours ago

May 21, 2024

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Indika Gamage who took part in the T-44 100 metres final clinched a bronze medal at the World Para Athletic Championship held in Kobe, Japan yesterday (May 20).

He finished the race with a time of 11.83 seconds while South African para athlete Mpumelelo Mhlongo finished first with his seasonal best time of 11.34 seconds to win the gold medal and Malaysian Eddy Bernard finished second with his personal best of 11.77 seconds.

Indika also reached the Paris Paralympics Games qualifying standard with this achievement.