Seven Sri Lankan athletes in Action on day one of the Asian Championship
Seven Sri Lankan athletes win be action today at the 23rd Asian Athletics Championship here in Khalifa stadium , Doha , Qatar including in the Women’s 400M finals. Meanwhile the Sri Lanka team was given the chance to try out block starts with Official starters at the competition venue yesterday to get used to the track and conditions of the stadium.
The duel between 800M duo Nimali Liyanarachchi and Gayanthika Abeyrathne will be resume which will get Sri Lanka events underway with 800m round one which will be worked off at 11:00 am Sri Lanka time. Quarter Miler Nadeesha Ramanayaka has a tough schedule and she will have to compete in the 400m finals at 9:58 pa Sri Lanka time: this will be the only final within the day for the Sri Lankans. The 400M Women’s event is set to be one of the fastest in the history of the Asian Championship as Bahrain’s Salem Eid Nazer the World Championship Silver medalist and Rio Olympic Bronze medalist is set to go as the favorite in the event. India’s Hima Das , the World Junior Champion and Asian Games Silver medalist is also set to compete in the event.
Day 1 (21 April) SL time
11.00am – 800M Women Round 01 – Nimali, Gayanthika
11.15am – 800M Men round 01- Rusiru Chathuranga
11.30am – Triple Jump Men Qualification –Greshan Dhananjaya
11.50am – 400M Round 01 –Nadeesha Ramanayaka
12.05am – 400M Round 01 – Ajith Premakumara
Afternoon
8.56pm -100M Men round 01- Himasha Eashan
9.40pm – 400m M Semi Final – Ajith Premakumara( if selected)
9.58pm – 400M Women Final- Nadeesha Ramanayaka (if selected)
10.52pm – 800M Semi Final – Rusiru Chathuranga (if Selected)
