A disabled officer of the Sri Lankan army participates in a long-jump event during an athletic competition for disabled soldiers in Diyagama, Sri Lanka on Aug. 14, 2012. Tens of thousands of soldiers were wounded in a quarter-century civil war between government troops and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels which ended in 2009 after Sri Lankan soldiers crushed the rebels.

Disabled officers of the Sri Lankan army participate in a 100-meter wheel-chair race during an athletic competition for disabled soldiers in Diyagama, Sri Lanka on Aug. 14.