I was thrilled to be selected for the Asian para games Chess
team to represent my country. On the 1st of October at 7.30 a.m., we left
Bandaranayaka airport for Indonesia. There was a grand opening ceremony on the
6th of October. Our games started on the 7th.
Facilities provided for players were excellent, and 8000
volunteers were appointed to help the para-athletes. In addition, we had
varieties of food and other entertainment, such as musical shows etc.
I played for the standard Chess event. I placed 13th in Asia
with a performance rating of 1502.
Our para team got 14 medals, including 4 gold medals. We
returned to Sri Lanka on the 14th of October.
