The group of Sri Lankan athletes who won 11 medals in the 4th Asian "Para" Games held in Hangzhou, China, arrived at the Katunayake Airport last night (30).
The athletes won two gold medals, five silver medals, and four bronze medals, resulting in Sri Lanka finishing in 18th place in the tournament.
Athletes families, State Minister of Sports Rohana Dissanayake, officials from the Ministry of Sports, and the Sri Lanka National Paralympic Committee were present at the airport to welcome the team.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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