The Sri Lanka Paralympic contingent have bagged 4 medals at the Asian Youth Para Games 2021, held in Bahrain. They won a Gold and Silver medal each and two Bronze medals.
Swimming
Galina Basnayeka won the Gold Medal in the S6-10 Girls 400m Freestyle.
She won this with a Personal Best Time 5:25.27. Her swimming counterpart Naveed Raheem won the Bronze Medal in the S6-10 Men’s 400m Freestyle.
He too recorded a personal best timing of 5:20.59.
Athletics
In Athletics, 4 participated and 2 of them won medals. Jason Jayawadene secured the Silver medal in Men’s Shot Put with a distance of 6.64m. Additionally, Janani Wickramasinghe secured the Bronze Medal in Girls T47 200m with a time of 29.36 seconds.
2021 Asian Youth Para Games, also known as the 4th Asian Youth Para Games is the 4th edition of multi-sport events for Asian athletes with disabilities. An estimated 800 athletes under the age of 20 are expected to compete in nine sports during the 2021 edition of the Asian Youth Para Games.
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