Sri Lankan youngsters ended the IAAF World Under 20 Championship in Tampere, Finland at number 8 position yesterday. Sri Lanka was represented by Pabasara Niku, Pasindu Kodikara, Ravishka Indrajith and Aruna Darshana at this final event. Italy won the Gold followed by USA with Silver and England grabbed the Bronze at this event.
Golden girl at the Asian Junior Athletic Championship, Parami Wasanthi Maristella opened Sri Lanka’s campaign at the IAAF World U20 Championship today competing in the second heat of the Women’s 3000m steeple chase.
18-year-old Parami, who is competing alongside athletes two years her senior, showcased great maturity and determination throughout the course of the demanding competition and was placed 5th, clocking a new personal best time of 10:20.12 which is also a New Sri Lanka Junior record in the event. However, she missed out on a spot in the final.
Upcoming talent from Walala A Ratnayake College, Dilishi Kumarasinghe, Bronze medalist at the Asian Junior with a new Personal best, competed in the 4th heat of the Women’s 800m. Dilishi who clocked her personal best time of 2:04.53 at the Asian Juniors required to finish her heat in the top 4 to secure a spot in the semifinal.
Sri Lanka sent a team of 11 athletes to the IAAF World Youth Championship which was held in Tampere, Finland from the 10th to the 15th of July .
Sri Lankan athletes featured in the Men’s 400m, Women’s 100m, Women’s 800m and Women’s 3000m steeple chase in the individual category while a Men’s & a Women’s 4X400m also too part in the event. All eleven athletes who have been picked for the World Youth Championship were part of the team that made history at the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Gifu, Japan last month where Sri Lanka won 9 medals to record their best medal tally at the Championship.
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