PARALYMPICS

By Akhila Seneviratne “Behind every great athlete is a masterful coach that inspires the athlete to evolve into the strongest performer they can become,” is a quote by Cathy Engelbert that perfectly relates. Pradeep Nishantha, […]

Sampath Bandara was set aside by his Indian opponent Vivek Chikara (6-2) and prevented him from reaching to next round (1/8) at the Archery Men’s Individual Recurve open 1/16 Elimination concluded a short while ago […]

Paraympics2020- Sri Lanka’s Kumudu Priyanka competed in Women’s T46 Long Jump finals in Tokyo -Japan (3rd September) and finished 9th in the overall ranking. The event concluded a short while ago and Priyanka was able […]

Sri Lankan Paralympic Gold medalist Dinesh Priyantha and Bronze medalist Sampath Dulan were feliciaierd by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Japan. Sri Lankan Ambassador for Japan Sanjeev Gunasekara also present at the occasion Photo Credit-Hiru […]

Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to award a prize money to Dinesh Priyantha and Samitha Dulan, the athletes who won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Posting a note on its official Facebook account, Sri […]

She might have missed qualification for the semi-finals, but for Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo it was the race that stole the day at the Paralympics. A season-best of 33.04 in the women’s 200m T11 saw […]

Four Sri Lankan Paralympians will be in action tomorrow at the Paralympics2020 currently underway in Tokyo Japan. Kumudu Priyanka will be the first athlete to compete in the Women’s T47 finals to be worked off […]

Tokyo: After a dramatic evacuation from Taliban-held Kabul and a secret operation to fly him to Tokyo, Afghan Paralympian Hossain Rasouli beat the odds on Tuesday to compete in the long jump. It was not […]