Siddhalepa honors Asian Games Gold Medalist Tharushi Karunarathna for Her Record-Breaking Sprint! 31st October 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Siddhalepa, a respected name in natural healthcare, took the opportunity to honor and appreciate the outstanding achievements of Tharushi Karunarathna, the young Sri Lankan track and field athlete who made history with her remarkable performance at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China last month. Tharushi, with her determination and prowess, secured a gold medal, competing in the women’s 800m final, becoming the first Sri Lankan since Susanthika Jayasinghe and Damayanthi Dharsha to clinch the Asian Games gold medal for Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan sprinter also set an Asian record and a national record at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand. The victory marked a historic moment for Sri Lanka by breaking a 25-year-old Asian record in the event. This extraordinary feat places her among the elite athletes and revives the spirit of sporting excellence in Sri Lanka. ...
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Asian Games: More Medals Secured by Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A = AFP NEWS ITEM, 4 October 2023 Colombo (AFP) – Teenager Tharushi Karunarathna, Sri Lanka’s only gold medallist so far at the Hangzhou Asian Games, received a congratulatory telephone call from the country’s president and cash from the cricket board. After the 18-year-old won the women’s 800m on Wednesday in Hangzhou, President Ranil Wickremesinghe telephoned the runner to convey the nation’s gratitude. “President Wickremesinghe expressed the pride felt by the nation for her extraordinary success on the international stage and conveyed his best wishes for her future endeavours in sports,” his office said in a statement. Sri Lanka’s cricket board, the richest sporting body in the country, said it was gifting her 10 million rupees ($31,000). Karunarathna’s gold was Sri Lanka’s first in athletics at the Asian Games since 2002, when they won two. ******************* B = Newswire Item, 4 ...
Remarkable National Athletics Championship of 1995-by Reemus Fernando 12 National records were established at the annual event 25 years ago Source:Island Sri Lanka Athletics will conduct the 98th National Athletics Championships at the Sugathadasa Stadium from today. Looking back at a remarkable National Championship conducted by the athletics governing body 25 years ago. “Performance wise there has been no other National Championship at which so many national records were created” says Sri Lanka Athletics statistician Saman Kumara Gunawardena referring to the 73rd National Athletics Championship which was held from October 24 to 26, 1995 at the Sugathadasa Stadium. The championship was held in an era which is popularly known as the golden era of track and field sports in the country. Prominent athletes including Sugath Thilakaratne, Chinthaka de Soysa, Sriyani Kulawansa, Damayanthi Dharsha and Olympic medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe, who were well known even in the Asian circuit were at their ...
