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    Sri Lanka clinched first Paralympics medal Featured

    September 14, 2016

    Dinesh Priyantha Herath clinched the bronze medal in men’s javelin throw F46 final at the Rio Paralympics yesterday.


    This is Sri Lanka’s first medal at Rio Paralympics. He cleared a distance of 58.23 meters, which was his personal best mark.


    India won the gold with a new world record of 63.97 meters, and China the silver medal with a distance of 59.93 meters.

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