ATHLETICS
Aruna Darshana’s hopes dashed
Aruna Darshana, who participated in the first heat of the men’s 400m at the Asian Athletics Championships, was unable to perform as expected. He finished sixth. His finishing time was 48.10 seconds
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Kalinga boosts Sri Lanka’s hopes. Second place in heats
Kalinga Kumarage, who participated in the third heat of the men’s 400m event at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships, managed to secure second place. His finishing time was 46.59 seconds.
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The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships begin Tomorrow
The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships take place in Gumi, Republic of Korea from 27-31 May. Over 2,000 athletes from 43 countries are taking part in the event which is being held in Korea for the […]
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Sri Lankan athletes ready for 26th Asian Athletics Championship 2025
26th Asian Athletics Championship 2025 Gumi, South Korea 27th – 31st May 2025 *TEAM SRI LANKA* seated from left: Nadeesha Ramanayake (400m & 4X400m), Jagath Bandara (Masseur), I.M. Ranaainghe (Coach), Saman Kumara Gunawardana (Secretary General […]
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First 40 relay teams qualified for WCH Tokyo 25
The first eight teams to have qualified for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in five of the events being contested at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 have been confirmed following the opening day […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]