Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Para Games

Sri Lanka took part in the 2018 Asian Para Games which was held in Jakarta from 6 to 13 October 2018, sent a delegation consisting of 30 para athletes in 9 different sporting events.[2] The 2016 Rio Paralympic medalist Dinesh Priyantha Herath was the skipper and the flagbearer for the contingent. Sri Lanka secured 5 medals on the opening day of the Asian Para Games.[3]

Sri Lanka at the
2018 Asian Para Games
IPC codeSRI
NPCNational Federation of Sports for the Disabled
in Jakarta
6–13 October 2018
Competitors30[1] in 9 sports
Flag bearer Dinesh Priyantha
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
5
Total
15
Asian Para Games appearances (overview)

Sri Lanka claimed 13 medals solely in the event of para athletics during the competition including 4 gold medals and finished at 14th position out of 43 nations.[4] Sri Lanka also secured all three medals across two tracks and field events during the competition, which was the first ever instance in Sri Lankan sports history.[5]

Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Priyantha set a new Asian Para Games record in javelin throw of 61.84m to secure gold medal in the men's F46 javelin throw event.[6] Amila Prashan also set a new Asian Para Games record by clocking with timing of 12.56 seconds to clinch gold in the men's 100m T42/63 category.[7] In July 2019, it is announced that Sri Lanka had a silver upgraded to gold and an extra bronze medal from medal reallocation due to doping violation of an Uzbek athlete.[8]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldWarnakulasooriya Amila PrasanAthleticsMen's 200m T42/T6308 Oct
 GoldWarnakulasooriya Amila PrasanAthleticsMen's 100m T42/T6309 Oct
 GoldBuddika IndrapalaAthleticsMen's Long Jump T42/T61/T6310 Oct
 GoldDinesh PriyanthaAthleticsMen's Javelin Throw F4611 Oct
 GoldAmara IndumathiAthleticsWomen's Long Jump T45/46/4708 Oct
 SilverHetti ArachchigeAthleticsMen's Javelin Throw F42-44/61-6408 Oct
 SilverChuladasa AbaranaAthleticsMen's 200m T42/T6308 Oct
 SilverChuladasa AbaranaAthleticsMen's 100m T42/T6309 Oct
 SilverBandara HalgahawelaAthleticsMen's Shot Put F42/61/6311 Oct
 SilverIndika MaththakaAthleticsMen's Long Jump T44,T62/6412 Oct
 BronzeKumudu PriyankaAthleticsWomen's Long Jump T45/46/4708 Oct
 BronzeBuddika IndrapalaAthleticsMen's 200m T42/T6308 Oct
 BronzeBandara RathnahenakralalageAthleticsMen's 100m T42/T6309 Oct
 BronzePushpakumara PattiwilaAthleticsMen's High Jump T44/6410 Oct
 BronzeLasantha Ranaweera
Suresh Dharmasena		Wheelchair tennisMen's Doubles11 Oct

[9][10]

Medals by sport
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 4 6 3 13
Wheelchair tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 4 6 4 14

Medals by day
Medals by day
Day Date Total
1 October 7 0 0 0 0
2 October 8 1 3 1 5
3 October 9 1 1 1 3
4 October 10 1 0 1 2
5 October 11 1 1 1 3
6 October 12 0 1 0 1
7 October 13 0 0 0 0
Total 4 6 4 14

See also

References
  1. "Athlete - Asian Para Games 2018". Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. LTD, Lankacom PVT. "Sri Lanka ready for 2018 Asian Para Games". www.island.lk. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  3. "Sri Lanka opens Asian Para Games with 5 Medals". ThePapare.com. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. "Para athletes bag 14 medals at Asian Para Games 2018 | FT Online". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  5. "Sri Lanka's para heroes clean sweep three events". Sunday Observer. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  6. "Dinesh Priyantha wins Gold with a new Asian record". ThePapare.com. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  7. "Asian Para Games dual gold medalist honoured". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  8. "Notification of Anti-Doping Rule Violations at Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games". Asian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. Sri Lanka medalists
  10. Wheelchair tennis results
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