English Archives - Page 2 of 8 - Sri Lanka Athletics News & information Portal | Fixtures | Results Sri Lanka Athletics News & information Portal | Fixtures

(VIDEO) “Stay Positive and Never Give up” – Hiruni Wijayaratne

Sri Lanka’s female Marathon sensation Hiruni Wijayaratne who lives in USA shared her thoughts with ‘Ceylon Athletics’ following her record breaking Eugene Marathon win where she had wonderful advice to...

Miller, Rudisha, Elanie centre of attraction at Shanghai

After that world famous dive to win the Olympic 400m Gold medal in Rio, Bahamian sprinter Shaunae Miller will start her Diamond league season in Shanghai tomorrow where many...

Asian Championship logo and mascot unveils

Chief minister of Odisha ,Naveen Patnaik on Sunday unveiled the logo and mascot of the Asian Athletics Championships scheduled at Kalinga Stadium from July 6 to 9 in presence of...

12 athletes for Asian Youth C’ship

Sachini, Asmika within gold medal range Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) has finalized a team of 12 members for the forthcoming 2nd Asian Youth Athletics Championship (AYC) to be...

Emma throws 47.95m ,Better than SL record

Emma De Silva who lives in Lawrence, USA mark new distance in Discuss throw with 47.95m throw during a Kansas relays athletics championship held at Kansas-Rock Chalk Park – Lawrence in...

Hiruni Wins Eugene Marathon : Qualified To World Championship

Marathoner Hiruni Wijayaratne clocked 2 hours 43 minutes and 31 seconds in the Eugene Marathon when she crossed the finish line as first female and 11th overall in the 2017...

BOLT WANTS TO BE ‘AMONG BEST PLAYERS IN WORLD FOOTBALL’

Usain Bolt conquered athletics and now the fastest man on the planet says he wants to become among the top players in world football.The Jamaican sprint legend, 30, will retire...

Akani Simbine Wins Men’s 100m IAAF Diamond League Doha 2017

LIVE-Can they run Marathon under two hours

Simbine surprises in Diamond League 100m opener

South Africa’s Akani Simbine surprised a world-class sprint field, including Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Andre De Grasse to claim a season-opening 100m Diamond League victory on Friday. The 23-year-old...

RESULTS IAAF Diamond League-Doha

Men’s 100m 1. Akani Simbine (South Africa) 9.99 2. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 10.08 3. Femi Ogunode (Qatar) 10.13 4. Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 10.14 5. Andre De Grasse (Canada) 10.21 6....

Same fate follows the Re-Tender at Sugathadasa

It’s been almost seven months since the Sports Ministry opened the tender for re-laying of the worn out synthetic track at Sugathadasa Stadium and the process of finalizing a contractor...

Scheduling mishaps by World bodies leave youth athletes in quandary

– Only two day gap between World youth and Commonwealth youth championships – SL athletes asked to concentrate on Commonwealth youth Scheduling of two of the most recognized International Youth...

Ailing Kirani James has season put on hold

2016 Olympic silver medalist Kirani James’ competitive season has been put ‘on hold’ as he works to rebound from poor performances this season. James, the 2012 Olympic 400-metre champion,...

Sports Festival shifted to Matara

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara confirmed that the National Sports Festival 2017 will be shifted to the Southern Province (Matara) from the Sabaragamuwa Province (Ratnapura) due to delays in laying the...

Athletics world records could be wiped in bid backed by Seb Coe

IAAF president Seb Coe likes a proposal to strip older track and field world records due to weak drug testing in past eras. The European Athletic Association’s record “revolution” plan...

Six youngsters for Commonwealth Youth Games Athletics

Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) had selected team of six athletes for the forthcoming commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Bahamas from 19 to 23 July. Team includes...

USA VS JAMAICA DUELS HIGHLIGHT PENN RELAYS

Coming just one week after the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017, sprint powerhouses USA and Jamaica had plenty of motivation heading into the final day of the Penn Relays in...

English