Sri Lanka competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Sri Lanka's team consisted of 9 athletes (8 men and 1 woman) competing in four sports.
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. 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.
Competitors The following is the list of athletes per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalArchery1 0 1Athletics (track and field)5 1 6Rowing1 0 1Wheelchair tennis1 0 1 Total 8 1 9
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Dinesh Priyantha Herath Athletics Men's javelin throw F46 30 August Dulan Kodithuwakku Athletics Men's javelin throw F64 30 August
Archery
Sri Lanka has entered one archer at Men's Individual Recurve Open.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSampath BandaraMen's individual recurve open589 23 QL 2-6DNADNADNA DNADNA
Athletics
Sri Lanka qualified six athletes (five men and one woman).
Track events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankSaman SubasingheMen's 400m T4751.089did not advanceKumudu DissanayakeWomen's 100m T4713.31 15did not advance
Field events AthleteEventFinalResultRankDinesh Priyantha HerathMen's javelin throw F4667.79 Dulan KodithuwakkuMen's javelin throw F6465.61 PBChaminda Hetti49.949Palitha HalgahawelaMen's shot put F6313.405Kumudu DissanayakeWomen's long jump T474.92 PB9
Rowing
Sri Lanka qualified one boat in the men's single sculls events for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 FISA Asian & Oceanian Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan. This will mark the country's sport debut at the Paralympics.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMahesh JayakodyMen's single sculls12:16.806 R11:21.315 FB13:12.3312 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Wheelchair tennis
Sri Lanka qualified one player entry for wheelchair tennis. Suresh Dharmasena qualified under the bipartite commission invitation allocation quota.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSuresh DharmasenaMen's singlesL (3–6, 4–6)did not advance33
See also Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Para Games Sri Lanka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sri Lanka at the Paralympics
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