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Sri Lanka competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2] Sri Lanka's team consisted of 9 athletes (8 men and 1 woman) competing in four sports. [3] Dinesh Priyantha Herath clinched an historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46 category with a new world record of 67.79 m.
Sri Lanka international cricketer and captain Thisara Perera announces his retirement from international cricket after a 12-year career. [69] 5 May Wanted murder suspect 'Aliwatte Asitha' is arrested by the Mattakkuliya Police. [70] Sri Lanka reports the first death of a pregnant woman due to COVID-19. [71]
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Just after Sri Lanka gained Test status in 1981 a team of rebel players toured apartheid South Africa under the banner "Arosa Sri Lanka" (the term "Arosa" being derived from the promoter's name). All players who toured Sri Lanka were banned from official cricket matches for life, thereby setting Sri Lanka's development back.
Finally, Sri Lanka won the match by 14 runs and Avishka was adjudged as the man of the match. [48] Eventually, Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2–1. [49] Later the same month, Fernando was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [50] On 7 October 2021, 1st T20 match against Oman, Avishka scored a half century.
The Sri Lanka National Front (Sri Lanka Jathika Peramuna) contested the 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election in 15 of the 22 electoral districts across the country. The party failed to win a single seat in the Parliament of Sri Lanka after securing 719 votes (about 0.01% of all votes cast). [17]
The official website of Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was hacked on June 3, 2021. The Information Technology Society Sri Lanka - ITSSL said the PM’s website was hacked in a manner in which any visitor to the website would be redirected to another website which displays content related to the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [7]
The Sri Lanka team advanced to the semi-final stage of the tournament by defeating Macau and drew against São Tomé and Príncipe. In the semi-finals Sri Lanka lost the match against Mozambique 1–0 and won the bronze medal match against Macau 3–0. This was the first time that Sri Lanka U-23 team had placed at a major international tournament.