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| Sri Lanka at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | SRI |
| NPC | National Federation of Sports for the Disabled |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 25, 2021 – September 6, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 9 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Dinesh Priyantha Herath |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sri Lanka competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
Sri Lanka's team consisted of 9 athletes (8 men and 1 woman) competing in four sports.[3]
Dinesh Priyantha Herath clinched an historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46 category with a new world record of 67.79 m.[4][5][6] He claimed Sri Lanka's first ever Paralympic gold medal and also secured Sri Lanka's first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Herath also served as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[7]
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- ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to field 9 athletes for Tokyo Paralympics 2020". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Dinesh Priyantha sets a new world record at Paralympics". Colombo Gazette. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Dinesh sets a WORLD RECORD at Tokyo Paralympics". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "WATCH: Sri Lanka's Dinesh Priyantha set a new world record at the Tokyo Paralympics". NewsIn.Asia. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Dinesh Priyantha sets new world record in Men's Javelin Throw F46". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.