Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T44
Further personal information
Residence
Galle, SRI
Occupation
Serves in the Army
Languages
English, Sinhala
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up para-athletics in 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Club / Team
Gamunu Sports Club: Ratnapura, SRI
Name of coach
Ranjith Hennayake, SRI
General interest
Hobbies
Playing volleyball. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Asia-Oceania Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)
Hero / Idol
Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)
Impairment
He was shot in his left ankle while serving in the Sri Lankan Army in 2001. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2016)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m T44 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 8 | |
Men's 200 m T44 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-11 | 6 | |
Men's 4x100 m T42-47 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 4 | |
Men's 400 m T44 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-14 | 3 | |
Men's 400 m T44 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 7 |