Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku achieved a remarkable milestone at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games by winning the silver medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw (F64) event.

Dulan’s throw of 67.03 meters not only secured him the silver but also set a new World Record in the F44 category, surpassing his previous record of 66.49 meters set earlier this year.

This achievement marks Dulan’s second Paralympic medal, following his bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, where he recorded a personal best of 65.61 meters.

Dulan, a Warrant Officer II with the Sri Lanka Army’s Corps of Military Police, also earned a bronze medal at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championship in Paris and a silver at the 2024 Para Athletics World Championship in Kobe, Japan, where he set his previous World Record.

Samita Dulan Kodithuwakku of the Sri Lanka Army Corps of Military Police won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the Paris Paralympic Games, setting a new world record in the men’s F44 category with a throw of 67.03 metres.

Despite breaking the world record, Sumit Antil of India claimed the gold in the F64 category with a throw of 70.59 metres. 

This achievement marks one of the highest performances by a Sri Lankan athlete at the Paralympics. 

Kodithuwakku previously won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2020 and is the only Sri Lankan to secure a medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024.