The following lists notable events that took place during 2010 in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a single athlete in track and field. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.
Janaka Priyantha Bandara is a Sri Lankan Politician and diplomat. He was the Governor of Sabaragamuwa. He was earlier the Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the UAE. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament, from the national list representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Janaka Bandara may refer to:
Nalin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Ashoka Priyantha is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Puttalam District in 2015.He is a Member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.
Kapugama Priyantha is a Sri Lankan former cricketer. He played twenty-six first-class matches in Sri Lanka between 1988 and 1995. He was also part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup.
Herath Mudiyansalage Dinesh Priyantha, also simply known as Dinesh Priyantha, is a Sri Lankan Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in javelin T46 events. He also served as an important member for the Sri Lanka Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War. He was disabled after being shot at his left arm during the final stages of the war. He is the defending Paralympic champion in men's javelin throw F46 category. On 30 August 2021, he became the first ever Sri Lankan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics when he won the men's javelin throw F46 category. He is the current Paralympic and World record holder in men's javelin throw for F46 category.
Priyantha Colombage is a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Sinhala cinema. He is best known for his directorial debut Dehena (Trance) in 1998 & Dehena won the highest number of awards for Sri Lanka and represented the country at the Tokyo International Film Festival. His second film Vimukthi (Salvation) was the unanimous choice of local film critics to represent Sri Lanka at the Kerala, Milwelly and Cairo International Film Festivals.
Prince Udaya Priyantha was a Sri Lankan singer, composer and songwriter.
People with disabilities in Sri Lanka typically face significant stigma and discrimination. The main causes for disability in Sri Lanka are poor hygiene, lack of medical care, the prevalence of 30 years of war, the aftereffects of the 2004 tsunami, and an increase in accidents.
Koombiyo is a 2017 Sri Lankan crime political thriller series created by Lakmal Darmarathna and Damitha Chandrasiri. The show premiered on ITN on 26 August 2017 with 30 minutes episodes airing on Saturday and Sunday at 08:00 pm weekly. The final episode aired on 17 March 2018.
Thaala is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhalese musical drama film directed by Paalitha Perera and produced by Nilan Weerasinghe for MEntertainment production as a Sirasa Movie. It stars Hemal Ranasinghe and Kalani Dodantenna in lead roles along with Jayalath Manoratne and Kaushalya Fernando. The music is composed by Chinthaka Jayakody. It is the 1322nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Thennakumbura Amarakoon Rajapaksa Wasala Mohottige Priyantha Seneviratne, popularly known as Priyantha Seneviratne, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. He is best known for his roles in the television serials Uncle Sam, Pabalu, Podi Mama, and Isuru Bhavana.
Priyantha Perera may refer to:
Udagama Liyange Waruna Priyantha Liyanage is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Sri Lankan parliament from Pelmadulla Ratnapura Electoral District as a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana was a 49-year-old Sri Lankan man who was lynched by a mob on 3 December 2021 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan over allegations of blasphemy. Supporters of the Sunni party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were believed to be part of the killing of Kumara, while the TLP officially distanced itself from the incident. The Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore later gave the death sentence to six who were involved in the lynching while nine others received life sentences. An additional 72 people were also sentenced to two years in prison.
Bandara is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Colombage is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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