Sri Lankan para-athlete Palitha Bandara won the country’s first medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after claiming silver in the men’s Discus Throw F42-44/F61-64 event today (30).
Bandara recorded a personal-best throw of 46.84 metres in the final to secure second place.
Wales’ Aled Davies won the gold medal, while Akeem Stewart of Trinidad and Tobago claimed bronze.
The achievement marks Bandara’s second consecutive Commonwealth Games silver medal, having also finished runner-up at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Sri Lanka will look to add to its medal tally in the coming days, with Rumesh Tharanga and Sumedha Ranasinghe set to compete in the men’s javelin throw event.
