Articles by Hishan Welmilla

Buddila Indrapala was the last Sri Lankan athlete in action on the fourth day of the World Para Athletic Championships 2019 currently under way in Dubai He was in action in Men’s T42/63 Long Jump […]

Sri Lanka’s Palitha Bandara took  part in Men’s F42/F63 Shot Put final event  and finished eight place with a distance of  12.37m. This was recorded in his fourth attempt. Aled Davids of Great Britain grabbed […]

Great Britain’s five-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft has experienced a lot during her career but still could not anticipate what Sunday’s morning session reserved for her at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Hurricane […]

Three Sri Lankan sprinters were in action on the fourth day of the World Para Athletics Championship in Dubai but could not progress beyond the heats Sri Lankan Trio took part in Men’s T44/T64 100m […]

By Hishan Welmilla Sunday (10) is the most important day for Sri Lankan camp as six Sri Lankan athletes will be in action in search of a medal. Asian double gold medalist Amila Prashan who […]

By Hishan Welmilla Dubai 2019 had already seen a world record set on Saturday morning – New Zealand’s Lisa Adams in the women’s shot put F37. But the evening session added another six to a […]

Sri Lanka’s Kumudu Priyanka recorded 4.51m as her Personal Best in Women’s T46 /T47 Long Jump event at tje World Para Athletics Championship 2019-Dubai She placed overall 9th place. Rodriguez with the 25th gold of […]

It was double delight for India at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championship as their para athletes claimed top two spots in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 on day 2 at the Dubai Club […]