Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Priyantha Herath has set a new World record at the Paralympic Games 2020.
Priyantha set a World Record in the Men’s Javelin Throw event with a record throw of 67.79m.
He also won the Gold Medal in the event at the Paralympic Games which is underway in Tokyo, Japan.
Dinesh Priyantha Herath won a bronze medal for Sri Lanka in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. (NewsWire)
🇱🇰🚨 WORLD RECORD ALERT 🚨 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Priyantha has just set a new world record in the men’s Discus Throw – F46 #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics #SRI #lka @RajapaksaNamal @SriLankaTweet
He's produced a 67.79m throw 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/g95FAHU7eb
— Prabhath 🇱🇰 (@Iam_prabhath) August 30, 2021