ATHLETICS
Yupun Abeykoon in relay after 2019
Sri Lanka’s star sprinter and Olympian Yupun Abeykoon is set to compete in a relay event for the first time in six years at the Dubai Grand Prix, as the country’s elite athletes await a […]
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Upali Kumarasiri reappointed Head of Athletics Selection
The Ministry of Sports approved the five-member Selection Committee for Sri Lanka Athletics, headed by Upali Kumarasiri. A retired national athlete and former DIG, Kumarasiri, an alumnus of Isipatana College, previously served in this role […]
ATHLETICS
Kalinga to lead only SL team in World Relay Championships
By Dhananjaya Senaratne Kalinga Kumara and his mixed relay team (4 x 400 m) will be the only representation of Sri Lanka at the seventh World Relay Championships next week. Sri Lanka Athletics have taken […]
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Sri Lanka qualifies for mixed 4x400m relay at World Athletics Relays 2025
Sri Lanka has qualified to compete in the Mixed 4x400m Relay at the World Athletics Relays 2025, scheduled for 10 and 11 May in Guangzhou, China. The team secured qualification with a timing of 3:15.41 […]
ATHLETICS
London Marathon boycott of X over abuses since Elon Musk’s arrival
London Marathon director Hugh Brasher announced Wednesday that the event has decided to permanently boycott the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, due to rising levels of online abuse since Elon Musk took over. Brasher […]
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Minister orders investigation into Ayesha and Niduki’s loss of events
The unfortunate incident occurred when athletes Niduki Prithana and Ayesha Sewwandi, who were scheduled to compete in the 1500 meter event at the Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships held in Saudi Arabia recently, were unable to […]
ATHLETICS
Lankan Athletes create history by bagging eight Medals
Young Sri Lankan athletes created history when they claimed eight medals at the 6th Asian Youth Athletic Championships concluded in Amman, Saudi Arabia on Friday. This was the highest ever Sri Lanka medals tally at […]
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Sri Lanka’s medley relay team wins silver medal at 2025 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championships
Sri Lanka’s medley relay team wins silver medal at 2025 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championships — A new  national youth record at 2:14.25 minutes. The team was represented by four athletes: Dhananjana Sevmini, Tharushi Abhisheka, […]
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Tharushi wins Sri Lanka’s only gold medal at 6th Asian JAC
Tharushi Abhisheka of Wickramabahu Central College, Gampola, who represented Sri Lanka in the 800-meter event at the 6th Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships, won the first and only gold medal for the country. It was very […]
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Janith Lakshan wins Silver
Janith Lakshan Jenkins won Sri Lanka’s first medal at the 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championship in Saudi Arabia, claiming silver in the triple jump event. Jenkins, who hails from St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy, recorded a […]