He was critically injured and became paraplegic during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War on 7 April 2009 when he was serving as a staff sergeant of the Army Special Forces Unit in Puthukudiyiruppu.
[3] After being injured during the humanitarian operation in 2009, he was admitted to the Army hospital and underwent medical treatment until 2012.
He was encouraged to take up the sport of para-rowing in 2015 by shot put athlete Palitha Bandara and then President of National Paralympic Committee of Sri Lanka Colonel Deepal Herath.
[6] He made his international debut in paralympic rowing in 2017 after undergoing a three-month training stint in China.
He participated at the 2018 Para Rowing World Championship and was placed 17th in the men's single sculls event.