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Aruna Darshana Secures 400m Supremacy

Aruna Darshana maintained his dominance in the 400m event, emerging as the sole athlete to clock a sub-46-second time as he beat beat Kalinga Kumarage to claim the National Title...

Lekamge on verge of Olympic Berth

Javelin Queen, Dilhani Lekamge will be now eyeing history as she clinched the Gold medal with a performance of 55.77 meters at the 102nd National Athletics Championship which continued for...

Sub 10 runner to be in action on SL soil for the first time

Italy-based sprinter Yupun Abeykoon is making his return to the local track after five years having last competed here in 2019. Abeykoon, a Tokyo Olympian and South Asian record holder,...

Aruna vs. Kalinga – 400m Showdown in Focus

All eyes are on yet another blockbuster 400m showdown between top quarter-milers Aruna Darshana and Kalinga Kumarage as the National Athletics Championship 2024 continues for day two at the Mahinda...

Tarushi Secures Second Place, Kalinga placed Third in Spain

Sri Lankan athletes Tarushi Karunaratne and Kalinga Kumara represented Sri Lanka in the 19th BILBAO REUNIÓN International Athletics Meet held in Spain. In the women’s 600 meters event, Tarushi finished...

Great run by Aruna from a total different timezone…

Aruna Darshana clocked 45.88sec to finish 2nd behind Yuki Joseph of Japan (45.49sec) the favorite Emmanuel Bamidele of Nigeria placed third (45.90sec)who owns a Personal best of 44.88sec (Aruna Darshana’s...

More New Faces in National colors for Asian Relay: Amasha, Tharushi, and Harsha Opt to Pull Out

More New Faces in National colors for Asian Relay: Amasha, Tharushi, and Harsha Opt to Pull Out Amasha Silva, Tharushi Karunaratne, and her brother Harsha Karunaratne have opted to withdraw...

Kalinga clocked sub 46, while Tharushi DNS in Osaka Grand Prix (Video)

Kalinga Kumarage, who took part in the 400m Men’s Finals, clocked 45.92 seconds to win, while the hosts’ ITO Rikuya and MORI Masato finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively, clocking 46.09...

SL Trio Nadeesha,Tharushi, Kalinga to compete in 11th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet Osaka live

Tharushi Karunaratne, Nadeesha Ramanayake, and Kalinga Kumarage will compete on 12th May at Yanmar Stadium, Nagai, Osaka, Japan in 11th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet – WA Continental Tour – Bronze...

යුපුන් අබේකෝන්ට ඉතාලියේදී තරග ජයක්

ඉතාලියේ පැවති CDS ASSOLUTO SU PISTA තරගාවලියේ මීටර් 100 ඉසව්වට සහභාගී වූ යුපුන් අබේකෝන් තත්පර 10.42 ක කාලයක් වාර්තා කරමින් පළමු ස්ථානයට පත්ව තිබේ. Official Result: https://www.fidal.it/…/REG35006/Risultati/Gara103.html

UAE Athletics Grand Prix, Yupun and Nadeesha finished on the podium

Commonwealth Games medalist Yupun Abeykoon placed 3rd in the 100m Finals (10.18 seconds) at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix, marking his first 100m race after his injury. Meanwhile, Nadeesha Ramanayake...

UAE Athletics Grand Prix: Sri Lankan Athletes Ready to Shine in Dubai

In an exciting development, Sri Lanka’s top track and field athletes are gearing up to compete in the UAE Athletics Grand Prix, scheduled to take place on May 3rd at...

US visa issues deny Sri Lanka Olympic qualifying opportunity in Bahamas

Sri Lanka will not be able to field their formidable men’s 4×400 metres relay quartet inclusive of the two fastest men in Asia in the 400 metres this season at...

Sri Lanka bag five medals at Asian Junior (U20) Athletics Championships

Madushani Herath won the triple jump silver. Dharsha’s long-standing Asian Junior record crumbles All four relay teams fielded by Sri Lanka secured podium positions and in a notable achievement all...

SL Aims for More Medals at the Asian Junior in Dubai

Sri Lanka is ready to send a strong junior (U20) team to compete in the 19th Asian Under 20 Junior Athletics Championship. The event will take place in Dubai, UAE,...

Nadeesha and Aruna Win Top Honors at Army C’ships

Nadeesha Ramanayake and Aruna Darshana Win Top Honors at Army Athletics Championships At the Sri Lanka Army Athletics Championships, Nadeesha Ramanayake was named the best female athlete, and Aruna Darshana...

Sarangi leaps into Long Jump finals

Long Jumper Sarangi Silva kept her medal hopes alive with a leap of 6.42m in the first attempt of the Long Jump qualification to advance to the finals of the...

Believing in yourself is the key to success – coach-Claudio Liccardello

Before 2019, Yupun did not have a great run in the 100m. After leaving to Italy in 2015, Yupun struggled with injuries, and during 2018-19, he thought of giving up...

Yupun urges SL to focus on Athletics

Yupun Abeykoon, who rewrote Sri Lanka’s athletic history by winning the Bronze medal in the 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday after 24 years, urged Sri Lanka to...

Yupun creates history with first SL Athletics medal in 24 years at Commonwealth Games

Sri Lankan Olympian Yupun Abeykoon made history as he won the 100m bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 , held at Birmingham yesterday. Italy based sprinter hailing from Pannala...

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