ATHLETICS
Rumesh takes second place
Rumesh Tharanga finished second in the javelin throw event at the Rabat Diamond League with a throw of 85.97 meters. Grenada’s Anderson Peters won first place with a throw of 86.08 meters.
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Malisha Deshan wins silver
Sri Lankan Para athlete Malisha Deshan Silva, who competed in the F40 shot put event at the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, won the silver medal in the event. His record distance was 9.44 meters. […]
ATHLETICS
Tharushi adorns Sri Lanka with gold
Tharushi Abhishekha won Sri Lanka’s first gold medal at the Asian Under-20 Youth Athletics Championships. 18-year-old Podi Tharushi, also known as Tharushi Abhishekha, won the gold medal in the women’s 1500m event in the championships […]
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Asian Youth Athletics Championships begin in Hong Kong today
The 22nd Asian Youth Athletics Championships, which will showcase the achievements of Asian athletes under the age of 20, will begin today (28) at the Kai Tak Youth Stadium in Hong Kong. Athletes from 40 […]
ATHLETICS
Veteran athletics team wins 63 medals in Maldives
The team representing Sri Lanka at the 2nd International Veteran Athletics Championships held in the Maldives won the runner-up position with 63 medals. The tournament was held in Male, Maldives with the participation of veteran […]
ATHLETICS
Nadeesha, Sumedha win Silvers at Asian Throwing C’Ship
Sri Lankan athletes Nadeesha Lekamge and Sumedha Ranasinghe clinched Silver medals in women’s and men’s Javelin Throw events at the Asian Throwing Championship held in Makpo, Korea yesterday. The 38-year-old Olympion Nedeesha from Sri Lanka […]
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Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh moves up to 7th in world rankings
Sri Lanka’s new hope in javelin throwing, Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, has risen to 7th place in the world rankings. Rumesh has achieved this position according to the latest rankings released by the World Athletics Association. […]
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The athletics team that went to the Asian Beach Games arrives
The Sri Lankan team, which won medals in athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games being held in Sanya, China, returned to the country the night before yesterday. Sri Lanka won a silver medal and […]
ATHLETICS
400m athlete Nishendra suspended
Sri Lankan 400m athlete Nishendra Harshani Fernando, who came first with a personal best at the National Athletics Trials, has been provisionally suspended after being accused of using banned substances. The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) […]
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Sri Lanka’s Nuwan and Pradeep to participate in the 2026 National Athletics Championships in Australia
The 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, a Silver Level athletics competition, will be held in Sydney from 9 to 12 April at the Park Stadium. Sri Lanka will be represented by Nuwan Indika in the T44 […]