A Press Conference at the Defense Ministry Media Center, Colombo 3 on Wednesday (9), headed by Major General Jagath Dias, Chief of Staff in such manner, was informed that 'Sri Lanka Army Para Games - 2015', now a yearly occasion in the Army timetable of occasions, is to be gone to by remote para competitors, including Indians, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Malaysians and Nepalese.
As a hand of companionship, goodwill and compromise, a few Para Athletic Associations in the North and East have additionally been welcomed as a starting to go to this three-day long competition as spectators.
'Genuine thought has gone into conceivable outcomes of including those para competitors from the North and East additionally in the competition later on, considering the high quantities of incapacitate sportsmen occupant in war-influenced ranges while giving the complete Army sponsorship to them,' Major General Dias said.
"It is cheering to note that the 2016 Brazil Paralympics is genuinely considering the incorporation of a few para competitors of the Army from the fields of shooting, sports, bows and arrows, swimming, wheelchair, and so forth and a gathering of around 14 such competitors have now been distinguished by the powers, and if every one of that goes well, this will be another point of reference for the Army", Major General Dias included.
Real General Jagath Dias who is likewise the Chairman, Sri Lanka Army Para Sports Committee reported that the current year's 'Sri Lanka Army Para Games', with the favors and bearings of the Army's Commander, would have any kind of effect with the cooperation of expanded quantities of outside sportsmen and interestingly, onlookers from common part para athletic social orders, working in the North and East. All signs avow that the Army courses of action in this field have been very much perceived.
The 'Sri Lanka Army Para Games' in 2015 has been disparaged by DI Industries (Main Sponsor), Dialog, Lalans, Laugfs Gas, Avant Guard and a couple of other driving business wanders. Essentially, every one of the regiments in the Army and additionally Colonels of Regiments have extravagantly added to make this occasion an enormous achievement.
Chosen competitors in the 2-month long competition before the finals, competed for matchless quality, in the midst of immense energy and fervor in their particular Regimental Headquarters premises after the occasions formally started before with wheelchair Basket Ball rivalries, and so on
Later on, occasions in Badminton, Cycling, Wheelchair Marathon, Archery, Weight-Lifting, Volleyball, Volleyball (sitting), Beach Volleyball, Table Tennis, Cricket, Swimming, Wheelchair Tennis, Air Rifle Shooting and Athletics took after.
Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army and recognized invitees are relied upon to go to services, connected with the opening and the end occasions.
This super occasion will without a doubt impart another hint of something better over the horizon among more than 845 distinctively capable War Heroes who have shown their unparalleled game abilities in the previous two months with the decided goal of accepting honors in the last competition, Major General Dias included.
The competition covers fourteen olympic style events occasions and compasses to a peak with athletic and transfer occasions, taking the inside stage.
In 2012 Sri Lanka Army para competitors conveyed distinction and honor to the nation by the Warrant Officer II, U.P.P Pradeep Sanjaya of Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment who recorded an Asian accomplishment by completing 400m in 49.28 seconds to divert the first Paralympic Medal and comparably, in the year 2013 Sri Lanka won a Bronze Medal in Leon, France. Moreover, Sergeant Y.P.A.P Jayalath of Commando Regiment secured a Gold and a Silver in the 2014 Paralympics.
Already known as the 'Armed force Disable Sports Meet', it saw its introduction to the world in the year 1991, yet was renamed and re-composed in 2010, to be known as the 'Sri Lanka Army Para Games' especially with the expanded quantities of influenced troopers amid wild fights.
Essentially, a few Army Para competitors taking an interest in Asian competitions succeeded in securing numerous awards to the Army. What's more, Sri Lanka Army sportsmen are relied upon to take part in Para Olympics Games in South Korea.
Brigadier J.R Ampemohotti, Vice President, Army Para Games Committee, Brigadier Rajeev Wickremasinghe, Chairman, Army Para Athletic Committee, Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera, Director Media at Army Headquarters and acting Military Spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Deepal Herath, Secretary, Army Para Games Committee who were at the head table added to the discourse.
Paralympics medalist, Warrant Officer II Pradeep Sanjaya and Asian Para Games medalist, Sergeant Y.P.A.P Jayalath likewise went to the Press Conference.
