Sri Lanka at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SRI |
NPC | National Federation of Sports for the Disabled |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 3 |
Medals Ranked 69th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sri Lanka competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 3 competitors from Sri Lanka won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals. [1]
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