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Feature: Resilience on wheels -- Sri Lankan player fulfills Paralympic dream with Chinese sponsorship

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COLOMBO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Suresh Ranjan Dharmasena, 35-year-old Sri Lankan top-seeded wheelchair tennis player, is about to participate in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games next week.

For the past 13 years, he has dedicated at least five hours each day to training in his wheelchair.

"Being an athlete has always been my dream since childhood, but I experienced some setbacks. I finally made it in the Paral