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Following a stellar junior career where he won the Asian Junior Silver Medal in the 100m, Himasha Eashan has been struggling to make a name for himself in the Asian... Read More

The name Qatar is reminiscent of hot weather, with temperatures routinely climbing above 40 degrees Celsius: standard fare for the Middle East. It is also evocative of major sporting events,... Read More

Medal predictions in sports often go awry. When it comes to track and field sports the factors affecting performance are so many that favourties sometimes eat humble pie and underdogs... Read More

Sri Lanka had a long jumper in country’s first ever team to the Olympics just after gaining independence way back in 1948. But long jumpers and triple jumpers had remained... Read More

A damsel from Weeraketiya, Nadeesha Ramanayake did not have a fairytale rise to the top of Sri Lanka’s track and field sports. She was successful at school level though never... Read More

British athlete Miguel Francis clocked a new 200m World lead and a meet record of 20.10 seconds (wind 1.0m/s) and beat 3-time Olympic games medalist Andre de Grasse of Canada... Read More

Sri Lanka’s athletes have excelled more at the Asian Athletics Championships than at any other regional event. The biennial Championship has also provided the opportunity for some of its future... Read More

  Sprinter Himasha Eashan who holds the South Asian record of the 100m will leave to Qatar tomorrow (13th) where he will have about a week training prior to the... Read More

‘Visikala Olympic Padakkama Rosa’, the book written by Lalith Gunawardena in 2004 discusses the political faux pas that denied the participation of athlete S.L.B. Rosa in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.... Read More

April 06: Sprinter Himasha Eashan and quarter miler Nadeesha Ramanayaka caught the eye with their dazzling performances as Eashan returned to an easy-looking 10.37 seconds while Nadeesha clocked 53.33 seconds... Read More