Sri Lankans win 6 medals at Asian Para Games with two new games records

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Sri Lanka’s Para Athletes, powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, have clinched six medals at the Asian Paralympic Games currently underway in China.

These six medals comprise two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, propelling Sri Lanka to the 15th position in the medal standings as of Thursday.

Nuwan Indika and Pradeep Somasiri secured the gold medals, while Samitha Dhulan and Janani Dhananjana claimed the silver medals. Palitha Bandara and Kumudu Priyanka contributed to Sri Lanka’s medal tally with two bronze medals.

Nuwan Indika, who participated in the 100 meters event in the T-44 category, completed his race in an impressive 11.63 seconds, establishing a new Asian Para Games record. Pradeep Somasiri participated in the 1500 meters event in the T-46 category and comfortably secured the gold medal. Pradeep completed the race in 4 minutes and 5.14 seconds, setting a new Asian Para Games record.

Paralympic medalist Samitha Dulan clinched the third medal for Sri Lanka. Although he typically excels in the F-44 category, Samitha competed in the javelin event in the F-64 category. His impressive throw of 64.09 meters earned him the silver medal, surpassing the previous best mark for the F-44 category in which he usually competes. Janani Dhananjana and Kumudu Priyanka won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the long jump T-47 category. Palitha Bandara secured another bronze medal in the F-63 category with a personal best performance of 14.15 meters.

Dialog Axiata is the proud sponsor of the Sri Lanka National Volleyball, Netball and Esports teams. The Company also has a close association with the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, National Junior and Senior Netball tourneys, Schools Rugby, and Paralympic sports by powering the Army Para Games, National Para Games, and the Sri Lankan contingent to the World Paralympic Games.