Sri Lanka at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Sri Lanka at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
IPC code SRI
NPC National Federation of Sports for the Disabled
in Tokyo, Japan
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) – September 6, 2021 (2021-09-06)
Competitors9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Dinesh Priyantha Herath
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Sri Lanka competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]

Contents

Sri Lanka's team consisted of 9 athletes (8 men and 1 woman) competing in four sports. [3]

Dinesh Priyantha Herath clinched an historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46 category with a new world record of 67.79 m. [4] [5] [6] He claimed Sri Lanka's first ever Paralympic gold medal and also secured Sri Lanka's first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Herath also served as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [7]

Competitors

The following is the list of athletes per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 101
Athletics (track and field)516
Rowing 101
Wheelchair tennis 101
Total819

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dinesh Priyantha Herath Athletics Men's javelin throw F46 30 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Dulan Kodithuwakku Athletics Men's javelin throw F64 30 August

Archery

Sri Lanka has entered one archer at Men's Individual Recurve Open.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sampath Bandara Men's individual recurve open 58923 QFlag of India.svg  Vivek  (IND)L 2-6DNADNADNADNADNA

Athletics

Sri Lanka qualified six athletes (five men and one woman).

Track events
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Saman Subasinghe Men's 400m T47 51.089did not advance
Kumudu Dissanayake Women's 100m T47 13.3115did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Dinesh Priyantha Herath Men's javelin throw F46 67.79 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Dulan Kodithuwakku Men's javelin throw F64 65.61 PBBronze medal icon.svg
Chaminda Hetti 49.949
Palitha Halgahawela Men's shot put F63 13.405
Kumudu Dissanayake Women's long jump T47 4.92 PB9

Rowing

Sri Lanka qualified one boat in the men's single sculls events for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 FISA Asian & Oceanian Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan. [8] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Paralympics. [9]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mahesh Jayakody Men's single sculls 12:16.806 R11:21.315 FB13:12.3312

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Wheelchair tennis

Sri Lanka qualified one player entry for wheelchair tennis. Suresh Dharmasena qualified under the bipartite commission invitation allocation quota.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Suresh Dharmasena Men's singles Flag of Chile.svg  Cataldo  (CHI)
L (3–6, 4–6)
did not advance33

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