Sri Lanka at the Paralympics
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Sri Lanka
made its Paralympic Games
début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
in Atlanta, with a single athlete (Kalika Pathirana) in track and field
. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics. Sri Lankans have never won a Paralympic medal.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
made its Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
in Atlanta, with a single athlete (Kalika Pathirana) in track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics. Sri Lankans have never won a Paralympic medal.