Amara Lallwala Palliyagurunnans (born 1986), also known as Amara Indumathi, is a Sri Lankan female Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Indumathi became the first Sri Lankan woman athlete to represent Sri Lanka at the Paralympics.[1][2]
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Full name | Amara Lallwala Palliyagurunnans | |||||||||||||||||
National team | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Monaragala, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2006-Present | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T47 | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Rehab Lanka Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vimukthi De Zoysa | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amara has represented her nation at two World Para Athletics Championships in 2013 World Para Athletics Championships and in 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.
Career
- Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres - Round 1
- Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's 200 metres - Round 1
- Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres - 6th
- Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's long jump - 12th
- Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's 400 metres - 5th
References
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