Sri Lanka at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sri Lanka at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeSRI
NPCNational Federation of Sports for the Disabled
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors9 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Anil Prasanna Jayalath
Medals
Ranked 76th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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.[1]

Track and field athlete Anil Prasanna Jayalath was the flagbearer for the country during the opening ceremony.[2]

  1. ^ "9-man Sri Lanka Paralympians take wing to Rio". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". www.rio2016.com/. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.