Sri Lankan athelete Dinesh Priyantha Herath has won the gold medal in the F46 category javelin throw event at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Herath also set a new world record by throwing the javelin at a distance of 67.79 metres.
Herath, 35, is a resident of Anuradhapura and won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
MIAP