Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Priyantha Herath has set a new world record in the Men’s Javelin Throw - F46 – event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Dinesh Priyantha set the new world record clearing a distance of 67.79 meters to win the gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw F46 Final. He had won a silver medal in the javelin event in the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. During the 2018 Asian Para Games, he set a new Asian Para Games record in javelin throw of 61.84m to secure gold medal in the men’s F46 javelin throw event. Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw - F46

Source: The Nation August 30, 2021 03:56 UTC