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Kalinga win Gold
Sri Lanka’s Kalinga Kumarage wins the 400m race with a time of 45.92 seconds at the Kinami Athletics Championships
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SLA confident of Olympic qualification despite UAE debacle
Sri Lanka’s elite athletes, Yupun Abeykoon, Tharushi Karunarathna, Nadeesha Ramanayake, and Gayanthika Abeyrathna, failed to reach the Olympic standards following an unimpressive performance at the UAE Grand Prix held at the Police Grounds in Dubai. […]
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Two more medals for Sri Lanka: Para-athletes perform well
The Sri Lankan team has managed to win two more medals at the World Para Athletics Championship being held in Morocco. Janani Dhananjana has won the silver medal in long jump in T 47 category […]
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Asian Junior Athletes to the island: Sri Lanka 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals
The Sri Lankan team that participated in the 1st Asian Junior Athletics Tournament returned to the island early yesterday (29). The Sri Lankan team managed to win a total of 05 medals including 2 silver […]
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Noah Lyles has been dubbed the next Usain Bolt but can represent USA with a ‘heavy heart’ and even riled NBA’s biggest stars
After winning eight Olympic gold medals from 2008 to 2016, Usain Bolt’s retirement in 2017 left a noticeable vacuum in men’s sprinting. No one has yet come close to matching his achievements, but it looks […]
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Christian Coleman wins world indoor 60-meter title over US rival Noah Lyles
Christian Coleman capitalized on a blistering start to win the world indoor 60-meter title in a showdown against American rival Noah Lyles. The 27-year-old Coleman flew out of the blocks in Friday’s final in Glasgow, […]
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Lanka and Nidarshani perform well in the Dhaka Marathon
Lanka Ariyadasa managed to win a bronze medal in the women’s category in the Dhaka Marathon which finished recently (28). Her time was 2 hours and 26.54 seconds. For that, she received a cash prize […]
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Sports Minister to approve National Junior Athletics Squad: 22 male and 12 female players
The Sri Lanka Athletics Association has referred the National Junior Athletics Squad to Sports Minister Mr. Harin Fernando. It includes 22 male players and 12 female players. The new squad will help to identify Sri […]
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2024 will be a busy year for Lankan Athletes
Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA) has decided to have athletes from Sri Lanka to participate in 14 international athletic meets in 2024 and they have busy calendar in next year while France Olympics is the key […]
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Allyson Felix, Inbee Park in running for IOC Athletes’ Commission
Seven-time Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix and seven-time golf major winner Inbee Park are candidates in elections at the Paris Games to represent their fellow athletes at the IOC. The International Olympic Committee announced a […]