Dinesh Priyantha won the bronze medal in Men's Javelin Throw event at the Rio Paralympics 2016 clearing a distance of 58.23 metres, recording his personal best, on Tuesday (13).
Priyantha, who became the first Sri Lankan to win a medal at this year's Paralympics, finished behind India's Devendra and China's Chunliang Guo.
Devendra won the gold medal setting a new world record with an achievement of 63.97 metres, while Guo threw 59.93 metres to win the silver medal.
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.
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