Dinesh Priyantha wins Bronze Medal for Javelin Throw At 2016 Paralympics(Video)

This is Sri Lanka’s second ever Paralympic medal. Pradeep Sanjaya won a bronze in 2012 Paralympics in men’s 400 m T46 event.

Dinesh Priyantha Herath won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the men’s javelin throw F46 event.He threw a distance of 58.23 metres to win the third place while India’s Devendra won gold with a distance of 63.97 m. China’s Guo Chunglian came second.

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