Dulan Kodithuwakku Explained

Dulan Kodithuwakku
Full Name:Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku
Birth Date:1990 7, df=y
Birth Place:Deniyaya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Country:Sri Lanka
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:F64
Paralympics:2020 Tokyo

Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku (born 10 July 1990), also known as Samitha Dulan, is a Sri Lankan Paralympic track and field athlete.[1] [2] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Sri Lanka at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

Personal life

Samitha Dulan was born and raised up in Deniyaya, Southern Province. He pursued his primary and secondary education at the Deniyaya Central College and Rahula College.

Dulan suffered an impairment in his right leg after a tragic motorbike accident and took up para sports in 2017.[4] He serves as a corporal of Sri Lanka Military Police and represents Military Police Sports Club.[5]

Career

Dulan's fourth-place finish in the men's F44 category of the javelin throw event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai secured his berth in order to obtain direct slot to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Dulan claimed bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[7] [8] He won Sri Lanka's second medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and noticeably his medal achievement was Sri Lanka's second medal in a single day on 30 August 2021.[9] [10]

In May 2024, he set a new world record in men's F44 classification javelin throw event during the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships after clearing a record distance of 66.49 meters in his first attempt in the final.[11] [12] He went onto claim a silver medal during his world record performance at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships as he emulated his first attempt with further impressive clearing of 63.96m, 53.91m, 59.81m, 56.51m and 65.01m in the next five attempts.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dulan Kodithuwakku - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . Paralympic.org . . 30 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Athletics - KODITHUWAKKU Dulan . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 30 August 2021 . 30 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830112132/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1578864-kodithuwakku-dulan.htm . dead.
  3. Web site: Unsung Sri Lanka Paralympics team leave making life easy for others . Sunday Observer . 21 August 2021 . 30 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Samitha Dulan top medal prospect at Tokyo Paralympics Games . Daily News . 30 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Nadeera . Dilshan . Throwers eager to create history at Tokyo Paralympics . Island.lk . 30 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Sri Lanka's war veterans gunning for gold at Tokyo Paralympics . Sunday Observer . 21 August 2021 . 30 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw - F64 Schedule . 30 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 30 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830132240/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-javelin-throw-f64.htm . dead.
  8. Web site: Sri Lanka wins 2nd Paralympic medal, bronze for Samitha Dulan . Newsfirst.lk . 30 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Another medal for Sri Lanka at Tokyo Paralympics as Dulan wins bronze . Adaderana.lk . 30 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Sri Lanka wins second Paralympics medal in one day for javelin throw . EconomyNext . 30 August 2021 . 30 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Dulan shatters world record at Para Meet - Breaking News Daily Mirror . 2024-05-22 . www.dailymirror.lk . English.
  12. Web site: Samitha Dulan sets new world record at World Para Athletics Championships . 2024-05-22 . www.adaderana.lk . en.
  13. Web site: Samitha creates World Record to bag Silver medal . 2024-05-22 . www.dailynews.lk.
  14. Web site: 2024-05-21 . Samitha Dulan sets new world record in World Para Athletics Games . 2024-05-22 . Newswire . en-US.

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