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Sri Lanka At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
Sri Lanka competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Sri Lankan team consisted of nine athletes in three sports. Track and field athlete Anil Prasanna Jayalath was the flagbearer for the country during the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony, opening ceremony. Disability classifications Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five Summer Paralympic Games#Disability categories, disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les Autres sport classification, Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic Games#Summer sports, Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics has grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sporting events by the early 21st century. The Paralympics has grown from 400 athletes with a disability from 23 countries in Rome 1960, where they were proposed by doctor Antonio Maglio, to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amara Indumathi
Amara Lallwala Palliyagurunnans (born 1986), also known as Amara Indumathi, is a Sri Lankan female Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Indumathi became the first Sri Lankan woman athlete to represent Sri Lanka at the Paralympics. Amara has represented her nation at two World Para Athletics Championships in 2013 World Para Athletics Championships and in 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. Career * Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres The Women's 100m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 14 events were contested over this distance for 14 different classifications. Results T11 ... - Round 1 * Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's 200 metres - Round 1 * Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres - 6th * Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamini Ekanayake
Gamini may refer to * Gamini Perera, Sri Lanka politician * Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan film actor * Gamini Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician * Gaja Gamini, Indian actor *Gamini Wickremasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer * Gamini Lokuge, Sri Lankan politician * Gamini Kularatne, Sri Lankan soldier *Gamini Goonesena, Sri Lankan cricketer *Gamini Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer *Gamini Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Gamini Haththotuwegama, Sri Lankan playwright, director and actor *Gamini Jayasuriya Gamani Nanda Jayasuriya (30 April 1924 – 26 April 1998) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Health, Agriculture Development, Food and Co-operatives, a Member of Parliament and former General Secretary of the Un ..., Sri Lankan politician * Gamini Hettiarachchi, Sri Lankan actor * Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician * R. M. Gamini Rathnayake, Sri Lankan politician * Gamini Waleboda (born 1967), Sri Lankan politician * G. L. Peiris full name (Gamini L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Hettiarachchi
Sampath is a given name and surname, meaning ''prosperity'' or ''wealth'' in Hindu/Sanskrit. Given name * K. V. Sampath Kumar (1956/1957–2021), Indian newspaper editor * P. Sampath Kumar, Indian politician * R. Sampath Raj (born 1969), Indian politician * Sampath Amaratunge (born 1964), Sri Lankan academic and administrator * Sampath Kumar (1950–2009), Indian actor known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan * Sampath Kumar D.Y. (1927–1999), Indian dancer and choreographer * Sampath Kuttymani (born 1986), Indian footballer * Sampath Lakmal de Silva (–2006), Sri Lankan journalist * Sampath Nandi (born 1980), Indian film director * Sampath Parthasarathy * Sampath Perera (born 1965), Sri Lankan football manager * Sampath Perera (cricketer) (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer * Sampath Raj (born 1968), Indian actor * Sampath Ram, Indian actor * Sampath Tennakoon (1959 –2021), Sri Lankan actor Surname *A. G. Sampath, Indian politician *Anirudhan Sampath (born 1962), India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Yodha Pedige
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Anil or Anıl may refer to: People * Anil (given name), an Indian given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Anıl (given name), a Turkish given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Anil (director), active in the Malayalam film industry since 1989 Other uses * Anil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a neighborhood * Anıl, Hani, Turkey * Anil (plant) (''Indigofera suffruticosa''), a species of flowering plant in the legume family * Anil (chemistry), a type of imine * Anila or Anil, a Vedic and Hindu deity See also * Añil * Anila (other) * Anneal (other) Annealing may refer to: * Annealing (biology), in genetics * Annealing (glass), heating a piece of glass to remove stress * Annealing (materials science), a heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material * Quantum annealing Quan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upul Chuladasa
Upul ( si, උපුල්) is a Sri Lankan male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Upul Chandana, Sri Lankan cricket player * Upul Fernando (born 1973), Sri Lankan cricket player * Upul Galappaththi (born 1979), Sri Lankan physician and politician * Upul Indrasiri (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricket player * Upul Liyanage, Sri Lankan politician * Upul Mahendra (born 1971), Sri Lankan politician * Upul Sumathipala Upul Sumathipala (born 2 March 1959) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who played for Galle Cricket Club Galle Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Galle, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at Galle International ... (born 1959), Sri Lankan cricket player * Upul Tharanga, Sri Lankan cricket player {{given name Sinhalese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across both genders where 1,100 athletes competed. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded. Classification and events Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function. The athletics classifications are: *11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes *20: Athletes with an intellectual disability *31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; 31-34 for wheelchair events, 35-38 for ambulant (running) events *40-41: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism) *42–47: Amputees *51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajith Hettiarachchi
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Ajit, Ajith or Ajeet may refer to: * Ajit (given name), an Indian masculine given name (including a list of persons with the name) * ''Ajit'' (newspaper), an Indian Punjabi daily newspaper * Ajit Khan (born 1922), an Indian Hindi film actor * Ajith Kumar (born 1971), an Indian Tamil film actor * Ajith Rajapakse (born 1974), a Sri Lankan politician * ''Ajith'' (film), a 2014 Indian Kannada film * HAL Ajeet, an Indian jet fighter plane * ''Ajit'', an alternative name of the future Buddha Maitreya See also * Ajita (other) Ajita, Ajitha or Ajeeta may refer to: * ''Ajita'', an alternative name of the future Buddha Maitreya * ''Ajita'', a name applied to various mythological figures, including Shiva, Vishnu and Ajitanatha * Ajit (given name), an Indian masculine given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's Individual Recurve Open
The Men's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from September 10 to September 13. Ranking rounds took place on 10 September, while knockout rounds continued on September 13. In the ranking rounds each archer shot 72 arrows, and was seeded according to score. In the knock-out stages each archer shot three arrows per set against an opponent, scoring two points for a won set and one for a draw. Matches were won by the first archer to six points, mirroring the Olympic format. Losing semifinalists competed in a bronze medal match. Ranking Round PR = Paralympic Record. Knockout stage Finals Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual recurve open Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampath Bandara Megahamulea
Sampath is a given name and surname, meaning ''prosperity'' or ''wealth'' in Hindu/Sanskrit. Given name * K. V. Sampath Kumar (1956/1957–2021), Indian newspaper editor * P. Sampath Kumar, Indian politician * R. Sampath Raj (born 1969), Indian politician * Sampath Amaratunge (born 1964), Sri Lankan academic and administrator * Sampath Kumar (1950–2009), Indian actor known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan * Sampath Kumar D.Y. (1927–1999), Indian dancer and choreographer * Sampath Kuttymani (born 1986), Indian footballer * Sampath Lakmal de Silva (–2006), Sri Lankan journalist * Sampath Nandi (born 1980), Indian film director * Sampath Parthasarathy * Sampath Perera (born 1965), Sri Lankan football manager * Sampath Perera (cricketer) (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer * Sampath Raj (born 1968), Indian actor * Sampath Ram, Indian actor * Sampath Tennakoon (1959 –2021), Sri Lankan actor Surname *A. G. Sampath, Indian politician *Anirudhan Sampath (born 1962), India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
