Dialog's Army Para Games top prize goes to Light Infantry

As many as 450 differently-able service personnel took part in the 18th Army Para Games that was sponsored by Dialog Axiata where 14 disciplines were worked off at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama, Homagama. The Sri Lanka Light Infantry, the oldest military regiment in the country, was adjudged overall Champions while the Gajaba and Vijayaba Infantry Regiments also took the honours by emerging first and second runners up respectively.

Athletics, archery, badminton, cycling, shooting, table tennis, power lifting, wheelchair marathon, tennis, basketball, swimming, wheelchair volleyball, beach volleyball and softball cricket featured in the Games.

This year's Para Games also included differently-able servicemen and athletes from Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Nepal.

Gunasekaran Anandan, a serviceman from the Indian army was adjudged the best foreign participant.

Dialog is the current sponsor of the Sri Lankan Paralympic Contingent for the next two years. They will contest the 2015 IPC World Athletics Championship in Qatar this month.

Dialog first sponsored the Sri Lanka Paralympic contingent in 2000 followed by 2004 and 2008, including sponsorship of the National Sports Festival for the differently-able.