SL team leave for Thai Open
Sri Lanka Team consisting of seven athletes left the country to participate in the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2017. This is the final opportunity for Sri Lankan athletes to qualify for the forthcoming Asian Championship.
Javelin thrower Sampath Ranasinghe who was originally scheduled to compete at the championship decided to opt out and go for training in Finland instead. The Championship will start on 12 June and go on till the 15th. Decathlon Athlete Ajith Karunathilaka, Hammer thrower Ayesha Madhuwanthi and Vaulting queen from Jaffna Anitha Jagatheshwaran will make their international debuts at this championship.
Team: Kalinga Kumarage (400m), Ajith Karunathilaka( Decathlon),Dhanuka Liyanapathirana (Long Jump) C. Subashkaran (Coach), Madhawa Bandara Senarath (Coach cum Manager), Ayesha Madhuwanthi (Hammer Throw), Vidusha Lakshani (Triple Jump), Nilani Rathnayake (300m Steeple Chase), Anitha Jagatheshwaran (Pole Vault)
SL Event Schedule (SL time)
12th(Monday)
10.30am 400m M Round 1
1:00 pm Discus W Final
1:00 pm Long J M Final
1:20 pm 400m M S. Final
1:30 pm 1500m W Final
13th(Tuesday)
1:30 pm 3000m SC W Final
14th(Wednesday)
Decathlon Day 1
7:00 am Hammer T W Final
9:00 am 400m M Final
1:00 am Pole Vault W Final
15th(Thursday)
Decathlon Day 2
12:030 pm Triple Jump W Final
