Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
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Sri Lanka concluded the 12th World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi with two Bronze medals, thanks to impressive performances by Pradeep Somasiri and Nuwan Indika Gamage. The championship, held from 27 September to 5 October, featured the world’s best para-athletes, and Sri Lanka proudly finished 62nd in the overall medal tally.
The five-member Sri Lankan contingent was sponsored by Dialog Axiata PLC, a long-term partner of para sports in the country. For more than two decades, Dialog has stood firmly behind para athletes, helping them reach national and international stages.
The first medal for Sri Lanka at this year’s competition came through Nuwan Indika Gamage, who leapt to Bronze in the Men’s T44 long jump. He leaped 6.46m to clinch Bronze. Gamage also impressed in the Men’s 200m (T44) heat, recording his seasonal best of 24.65 seconds, though he narrowly missed a place in the final.
Pradeep Somasiri produced a sensational run in the Men’s 1500m (T46), clocking 3:53.77 minutes to win Bronze while setting a new Asian record. His feat underscored his consistency at the international level, having previously won gold in the same event at the Asian Para Games three years ago.
The race was one of the closest of the championship, with gold going to Independent para-athlete Aleksander Laremchuk (3:53.26) and silver to France’s Antoine Proud (3:53.62).
Sri Lanka’s only female competitor, Janani Dhananjana, delivered a personal best performance in the Women’s T47 long jump, clearing 5.36m to finish seventh.
In the Men’s Shot Put F63 Final, Palitha Bandara narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing 4th with a throw of 14.07m (SB). Buddhika Heshan recorded a personal best of 6.70m in the Long Jump, also finishing 7th.
In addition to its support for Para Athletes, Dialog is also a dedicated sponsor of Sri Lanka’s national cricket, volleyball, and esports teams, as well as the primary sponsor of the Sri Lanka Golf Open. The company promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion through sponsorships with the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka, enabling athletes to compete in national and international tournaments. Furthering its commitment to empowering future champions, Dialog continues to support the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, national junior and senior netball tournaments, and Dialog Schools rugby.
