Mohamed Safran has won Sri Lanka's first medal at the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan. Competing in the men's T47 long jump, Safran secured the bronze medal with a jump of 6.55 m. Three Sri Lankan athletes competed in the event. Yoosoof Salmaan
Competing in the men's T47 long jump, Safran secured the bronze medal with a jump of 6.55 m. Yoosoof Salmaan finished fourth with a jump of 6.40 m, while Buddhika Indrapala placed fifth with a distance of 6.11 m. India's Nishad Kumar won the gold medal with a jump of 7.11 m, while Uzbekistan's Omadbek Khasanov claimed silver with a distance of 6.99 m.
Summarised from Sri Lanka Mirror
People- Janani Dhananjana Wickramasinghe
- Yoosoof Salmaan Mohamed Safran
- Theekshana Jayatilleka
- Maduranga Subasinghe
- Buddhika Indrapala
- Gamini Dissanayake
- Omadbek Khasanov
- Buddhika Heshan
Places- Sri Lanka2
- Nagoya2
- Japan2
- Uzbekistan
- India
- Iran
Keywords- asian2
- games2
- medal2
- jump2
- para2
- secures
- first
- wins
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