Tharushi Karunarathna , the jewel in Sri Lanka’s Crown – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (Elanka Sports Editor) Source : newsradio Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Karunarathna dispelled all the myth around size and muscle mass as she burned a trail to beat off a formidable field to win Gold at the recently concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The lithe and diminutive Sri Lankan flyer paced her 800 meter run to perfection saving the final burst from around 100 metres to sprint past China’s Wang Chunyu as a stunned stadium watched her blitz the field. The slightly built 18 year old became the jewel in the country’s crown winning Sri Lanka’s solitary Gold medal and then added to her glory anchoring the women’s relay team that won Bronze. India’s Harmilan Bains snuck past a tiring Wang Chunyu to take Silver. Sri Lanka have not won Gold at the Asian Games for 21 ...
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Damayanthi Darsha – the youngest Lankan athlete to take part in Olympics Damayanthi Darsha Source:Dailynews Damayanthi Darsha who created history by being the youngest competitor to gain Olympic representation and also the only schoolgirl to be honoured, was born in Ampara on February 13, 1975. She received her early education at Ampara Bandaranaike MV and later she joined Panadura Balika MV where she participated in athletics. She had been regularly competing in track events since the age of 13 and she won the 100m and 200m events in the Under-17 category. ...
