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Kipchoge: 'I have still good marathons in my legs'

The morning after winning the BMW Berlin Marathon for the second time in three years, Eliud Kipchoge was in a reflective mood as he offered an assessment of the race’s...

My greatest challenge – Mutaz Essa Barshim

For Olympic silver medalist and 2014 world indoor champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, overcoming a serious injury in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games was his greatest challenge. UNTIMELY...

Thompson, Blake win 100m at Jamaican championships

Elaine Thompson lowered her world-leading time in the 100 meters at the Jamaican Track and Field Championships Friday, while former world champ Yohan Blake roared to his fastest time in...

Another Blunder Cost a Relay Medal For SL ?

Another official blunder from AASL may had cost a medal for SL in the medley relay (400m,300m,200m and 100m) as AASL had not entered for the event. Team Management had...

Santhush qualifies for World Youth

Sprinter from St. Benedict’s College Kotahena Santhush Weerasinghe clocked his personal best time of 21.96 seconds in the 200m and qualified for the finals of the IAAF World Youth Championship...

Official Blunders ruins Asmika’s Golden hope in Asian Youth ?

Official blunder and uncommon rule had resulted in 2000m Steeple Chase runner Asmika Herath being disqualified from participating for the event even though she is the favourite to win the...

Anitha, Ayesha, Ajith to make International debut in Thai Open

Hammer Thrower Ayesha Maduwanthi, Pole Vaulter Anitha Jegatheeswaran and Decathlon athlete Ajith Karunathilaka will compete in their first international championship as they have been included in the eight member SL...

Gatlin wins at Japan Golden Grand Prix

Veteran American sprinter Justin Gatlin fended off the challenge of a host of Japanese hopes when he won the men’s 100 metres at the Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki, crossing...

Harsha shines with Silver in Thailand

Middle distance runner Harsha Karunaratne raised the SL flag high in Thailand when he secured the Silver medal in the 800m at the second Asian Youth Athletics Championship continued at...

Full Results : Jamaica International Invitational 2017

Men 100m : 1. Yohan Blake 9.93m, 2. Ronnie Baker 9.98 sec, 3. Mike Rodgers 10.02 sec 200m : 1. Andre de Grasse 20.14 sec, 2. Lashawn Merrit 20.28 sec,...

Asian Youth: Ravishka & Sheshan clocked personal bests in Day 1 (updates & results) [Videos]

Ravishka Indrajith, Sandumini Bandara and Sachini Divyanjali qualified for the finals, while hurdler Shehan Kariyawasam finished fifth with a personal best effort in the 110m hurdles at the second Asian...

Kapukotuwa achieves seasonal best in Colorado

SL Athlete Charith Kapukotuwa achieved his seasonal best in Colorado, USA with a performance of 16.78m in the Shot Put. Kapukotuwa, who has lived in the USA for a while,...

Athletics: Eight Athletes & Four Para Athletes nominated for Presidential Sports Awards (Full List)

Presidential Sports Awards 2016 Results Three Finalists According to the Alphabetical Order The award ceremony will take place at the BMICH on 19th of May. 2. The Most Outstanding Sports...

Brunei training facilities for SL athletes

National Athletics team for the Asian Athletics Championship 2017 will get the chance to train in Brunei for 2-3 weeks on a class one synthetic track ahead of the Asian...

Ministry takes initiative to regularize supplements in SL

The Sports Ministry has finally taken the initiative to address a much needed situation in Nationals Sports: Regularizing supplements and drugs usage, confirmed the Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara on Tuesday....

NISS identifies raw talent for a New National pool

A physical test to identify raw talent among young athletes in order to form a National Pool was conducted by the National Institute of Sports Science (NISS) at Torrington grounds...

Results: Shanghai Diamond League full results

Men’s 100m Su Bingtian (China) 10.09 Mike Rodgers (U.S.) 10.13 Ben Youssef Meite (Cote D’Ivoire) 10.15 Aska Cambridge (Japan) 10.19 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) 10.22 Kim Collins (St Kitts...

Jamaica’s Thompson, McLeod win golds at Shanghai meet

SHANGHAI -Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson overcame a slow start to win the women’s 100 meters at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday, her second victory in as many...

Manyonga leaps into Diamond League record books

Star South African long jumper Luvo Manyonga has leapt into the records books, setting a new mark for a Diamond League event in Shanghai on Saturday.Manyonga’s 8.61m was also a...

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