PARALYMPICS

Tokyo: After a dramatic evacuation from Taliban-held Kabul and a secret operation to fly him to Tokyo, Afghan Paralympian Hossain Rasouli beat the odds on Tuesday to compete in the long jump. It was not […]

Sri Lanka’s Kumudu Priyanka took part in women’s F46 100m first heat and finished last with a timing of 13.31 seconds and could not progress further Photos Wimuth Palihawadana

Sri Lanka’s Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku won the bronze medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw – F44 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday (30). He won bronze with a Personal Best of 65.61 m Military Police […]

Kumudu Priyanka will take part in the heats of the women’s T47 100m at the Paralympic2020 tomorrow. The event will get underway at the Olympic Stadium at 12.09 pm Japan Time. 8.00 am Sri Lanka […]

Rio Paralympic 2016 bronze medalist Dinesh Priyantha will compete in the Men’s Javelin F46 Finals with the hope of getting a podium finish for the second consecutive time and make his motherland proud. The event […]

Two-time Paralympic gold-medallist Devendra Jhajharia said that he is looking to build on the hype that has been created around the sport of javelin throw by Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic gold in Tokyo. Devendra is aiming […]

Three Sri Lankan Javelin athletes will view for the honours in the Men’s Javelin –F46 , F44 and F64 tomorrow at the Paralympic 2020 to be worked off at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Japan […]

Sri Lanka’s Mahesh Jayakody compete in the Men’s Rowing – Single Sculls (PR1) Final B event and finished 6th with a time of 13.12.33. He only managed to take the last position (12) in the […]

On Saturday (28 August) evening, the Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were warmly welcomed to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Village by IPC President Andrew Parsons and IPC Athletes’ Council Chairperson Chelsey Gotell. Following […]