Athletics: Javelin thrower Dinesh Priyantha wins bronze medal at Rio Paralympics

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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.

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