April 6, 2017

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Six of Australia’s top Para athletes named for London 2017

Six of Australia’s top Para athletes have had their selection for this summer’s World Para Athletics Championships confirmed after the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships drew to a close in Sydney...

Watch Matt Centrowitz’s Outdoor Season Opener Live On FloTrack

After struggling with injuries after winning the world indoor 1500m, Matt Centrowitz didn’t race once in April or May of last year. Fully healthy and now with an Olympic gold...

Lyceum’s ISAC medallist represented Yashodara at Divisional competitions

Sprinter Dilmi Dahanayake, who won double gold medals during the recently concluded International Schools Athletics Championship (ISAC) representing Lyceum International School Wattala, has again represented her previous school Yashodara BV...

‘HIRING’ ATHLETES FOR ISAC IS NEW TREND

Absorbing champion athletes from government schools by granting them scholarships and various other benefits with the prime intention of increasing the medal count at the International Schools Athletic Championship (ISAC),...

DILINI EDGES SADEEPA IN LONG JUMP

Dilini Gomes of Lyceum International School Wattala edged out Sadeepa Henderson of Gateway College Colombo in the long jump while middle distance runner Gayan Bandara set a new meet record...

KENYA SET TO ADD TO PAST SUCCESSES AT IAAF WORLD U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS NAIROBI 2017

Ever since the inaugural edition in 1999 when they topped the medals table, Kenya has been a dominant force at the IAAF World U18 Championships. In 100 days’ time, the...

12 Athletes to represent Sri Lanka in Asian Grand Prix

Athletics Association (AASL) will send 12 athletes to the forthcoming Asian Grand Prix series to be held in China and Chinese Taipei in April.The team will consist of seven male...

NEW FORMAT AND SCORING SYSTEM EXPLAINED – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE

In one month’s time, the IAAF Diamond League gets underway in Doha with the first meeting of the 2017 series being held on 5 May. In its biggest restructure since...

ODISHA TO HOST ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN JULY 6-9

The much looked forward to 22nd Asian Athletic Championship, that was shifted from Ranchi, will now held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 6 to 9 July, the Asian Athletics Association (AAA)...

NISS GETS 62 MILLION TO BOOST COACHING

National Institute of Sports Science (NISS) has given a financial boost to their coaching development program organized by the Sports Ministry allocating Rs. 62 million for their projects to be...

ATHLETES FINALLY GET ALLOWANCES FROM MINISTRY

After six months of forming new athletic pools the Sports Ministry finally distributed financial allowances to 27 athletes and 20 coaches at the Sports Ministry yesterday. Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara...